Summary

Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous “Lost City of the Monkey God” tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that illuminate our past.

Archaeology is the key that unlocks our deepest history. Ruined cities, golden treasures, cryptic inscriptions, and ornate tombs have been found across the world, and yet these artifacts of ages past often raised more questions than answers. But with the emergence of archaeology as a scientific discipline in the 19th century, everything changed.

Illustrated with dazzling photographs, this enlightening narrative tells the story of human civilization through 100 key expeditions, spanning six continents and more than three million years of history. Each account relies on firsthand reports from explorers, antiquarians, and scientists as they crack secret codes, evade looters and political suppression, fall in love, commit a litany of blunders, and uncover ancient curses.

Pivotal discoveries include:

• King Tut’s tomb of treasure
• Terracotta warriors escorting China’s first emperor into the afterlife
• The glorious Anglo-Saxon treasure of Sutton-Hoo
• Graves of the Scythians, the real Amazon warrior women
• New findings on the grim fate of the colonists of Jamestown

With a foreword from bestselling author Douglas Preston, Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs is an expertly curated and breath-taking panorama of the human journey.

Review

If you love history such as myself, than you will appreciate this book. There are so many moments in history that stand out in my mind but this book captures 100 significant moments that changed our world. In many instances, we always get certain moments that people talk about on repeat as the big moments. What I really loved about this book is that it looked from a global perspective and brought together significant moments from around the world that I'm sure many people never heard about.

From my curiosity of history, I thought I knew a substantial amount of information but this opened so much me for me to explore. This book will definitely inspire further reading and investigation on some of these discoveries because they are just so interesting. The gorgeous pictures bring you into their world. I appreciate greatly the detail of chronicling the events because it allows you to learn when it happened and how those moments affect history. I would love to see NG make a series based on this book. NG doesn't get the credit they deserve for these amazing books. The discovery of these ruins, tombs, relics and alike really give a voice to the past that need to be heard.

Overall, this was a fantastic read for my fellow history lovers out there. This will definitely pique your curiosity and hopefully inspire further reading. I would add this to your collection.

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