by Charles C. Mann  
Powells.com Staff Pick Charles C. Mann has pulled off an impressive feat — a scholarly, thorough work of history that's almost compulsively readable. In 1491, he summarizes and examines the last thirty years of research into the pre-Columbian Americas, and comes to... (read more) Your Price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Dennis Tedlock Publisher Comments Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Carmen Bernard Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) Your Price $5.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Craig Childs Publisher Comments In this landmark work on the Anasazi tribes of the Southwest, naturalist Craig Childs dives head on into the mysteries of this vanished people. The various tribes that made up the Anasazi people converged on Chaco Canyon (New Mexico) during the 11th... (read more) Your Price $11.95 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by John Pohl Publisher Comments The Spanish conquest of Mexico was a remarkable military expedition that had a huge impact on the history of the world. Herna n Corte s led the expedition, the aim of which was the addition of Mexico to the Spanish Empire, and the extraction of Aztec... (read more) Your Price $12.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Mary Ellen Miller Publisher Comments "An essential guide to the art and architecture of ancient Central America."--"Colonial Latin American Historical Review" Mary Ellen Miller evocatively surveys the artistic achievements of the high Precolumbian civilizations--Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your Price $12.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Gregory Curtis Publisher Comments "The Cave Painters "is a vivid introduction to the spectacular cave paintings of France and Spain--the individuals who rediscovered them, theories about their origins, their splendor and mystery. Gergory Curtis makes us see the astonishing... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Steven Mithen Publisher Comments 20,000 B.C., the peak of the last ice age--the atmosphere is heavy with dust, deserts, and glaciers span vast regions, and people, if they survive at all, exist in small, mobile groups, facing the threat of extinction. But these people live on the brink... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Colin Renfrew Publisher Comments An abridged version of the bestselling textbook on what archaeologists do and how they do it. <BR>This new volume has all the authority of Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn's groundbreaking guide to all aspects of archaeology, but it has been carefully... (read more) List Price $58.50 Your Price $38.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Graham Hancock Publisher Comments The fact of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the grant historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vesel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments The sacred wisdom of the priests of ancient Egypt and the experiences of the soul after death: one of the most important books in history. Includes full hieroglyphic text along with a transliteration of sounds, word-for-word translation; a separate... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by John Man Publisher Comments The terra cotta army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries ever made. Over eight thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China—and each figure is... (read more) Your Price $26.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Gary Kinder
Publisher Comments In September 1857, the S.S. Central America, a side-wheel steamer carrying passengers returning from the gold fields of California, went down during a hurricane off the Carolina coast. More than 400 men — and 21 tons of gold — were lost. In the... (read more) Your Price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by James Ben Pritchard Synopsis Writings from the cultures of biblical times supplement the Old Testament in documenting the history of the ancient Near East.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your Price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Andrew Robinson Publisher Comments A succinct, absorbing and well-illustrated book which traces the history of each of the major writing systems of the world. This revised edition also includes a new section on the latest findings and research, and discusses the ways in which the digital... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your Price $13.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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