Sure Indiana Jones and Laura Croft are fictional characters but did you know their explorations and quests for treasure are based on the work of real-life archaeologists? Readers, movie buffs, gaming fans, and anyone with a thirst for adventure will thrill at the chance to read about the actual explorations of these heroic men and women. Follow their trails to major discoveries as they unearth mysteries from King Tut's tomb to the lost city of Machu Picchu and beyond. Vivid first hand accounts, maps, photos, scholarly texts, and pirate adventures from 4004 BC to the present day fill the pages of this hard-to-put-down book.About the Authors: Douglas Palmer is a renowned science writer and lecturer. He is the author of a number of bestsellers about archaeology and prehistory including Earth. Dr. Nicholas James is a consultant in the interpretation of historical resources and has conducted research on the archaeology and social anthropology of Mexico and Guatemala. Giles Sparrow has written several articles on archaeological and architectural wonders. He is the editor of Seven Million Years, a book about the evolution of the human race.
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