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Versunkene Städte

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Geheimnisvolle Grabbauten, gewaltige Festungsmauern, prächtige Tempel und Paläste - fast überall auf der Welt stoßen Archäologen auf Zeugnisse vergangener Kulturen. Oft liegen ganze Städte unter dem Schutt der Jahrtausende verborgen, sind von dichtem Dschungel überwuchert oder auf dem Meeresgrund versunken. Über frühe Entdecker und die spannende Arbeit der heutigen Archäologen berichtet Rainer Crummenerl in diesem WAS IST WAS-Buch. Er zeigt, wie eine Fundstätte aufgespürt und untersucht wird, und nimmt uns mit zu versunkenen Städten in der Alten und Neuen Welt.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1962

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September 16, 2015
Another one of those childhood favourites. This is one of the books which introduced me to the romance of archaeology and history.

Also my first encounter with all those lost peoples of Latin America (Mayans, Aztecs, Toltecs etc.)
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December 5, 2012
This is the sort of book I'd want to give to my future children. This book explains, bit by bit, the archaeological practice of unearthing lost cities. Each section details a different ruin, how it was discovered, what processes allowed us to date it, translate languages (in the case of ancient Egyptian writing), and so forth.

This book, published in the early '60s, is outdated, but for a children's book it is still fantastic. There is no talking down to the child, and while the language is 'easier' it is still technical enough that a kid could go on to fully understand more complex books.

Very, very cool.
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