Explains how records of life become hidden and the efforts people have made to reconstruct past civilizations by examining their artifacts, caves, shipwrecks, and burial sites.
Text and illustrations introduce basic facts about a variety of ancient civilizations including those of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Persia, China, and others.
A reference book dealing with prehistoric man; such early civilizations as the Sumerians, Minoans, and Babylonians; and later societies including the Vikings, Normans, and Mayas.
