The lost empire of Atlantis: history's greatest mystery revealed
Through an examination of new documentary and academic research, metallurgy, ancient shipbuilding and navigation techniques, archaeological artifacts, and cutting-edge DNA evidence, Menzies uncovers a trading empire that spanned from the Mediterranean, to the Great Lakes in North America, to Kerala...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Through an examination of new documentary and academic research, metallurgy, ancient shipbuilding and navigation techniques, archaeological artifacts, and cutting-edge DNA evidence, Menzies uncovers a trading empire that spanned from the Mediterranean, to the Great Lakes in North America, to Kerala in India. He explains the reality behind the legendary civilization described by Plato, as well as its violent disappearance |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Discovery : the Minoan civilisation. An adventure on Crete ; Under the volcano ; The search for the Minoan naval base ; Return to Phaestos ; The ancient scholars speak ; The missing link ; Who were the Minoans? : the DNA trail -- Exploration : voyages to the Near East. The lost wreck and the buried treasure trove ; Sailing from Byzantium ; Life in the library ; A place of many names and many nations ; A ship in the desert ; New worlds for old ; Rich, exotic lands ; Proud Nineveh ; The key to India? ; Indian Ocean trade in the Bronze Age ; The truth is in the trade-- -- Journeys West. Nec plus ultra : entering the Atlantic ; A folk memory of home? ; Spain and La Tauromaquia ; Blazing the trail to Dover ; The land of running silver ; A labyrinth in Dragon Country ; Strange beasts and astrolabes -- Examining the heavens. Seeing the skies in stone-- ; Mediterranean and Atlantic megaliths ; Stonehenge : the master work ; From the Med to the Megalith ; The land that time forgot ; The bronze boy -- The reaches of empire. The seekers set sail ; A metallurgical mystery ; Adventures by water ; A heavy load indeed ; Into the deep unknown ; So-- the proof -- The legacy. The spots marked 'X' ; A new beginning ; A return to Crete ; The legacy of hope -- Timeline -- Plato and Atlantis, the lost paradise |
| Beschreibung: | xviii, 374 S., [8] Bl. Ill., Kt. 24 cm |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
ix
List of illustrations and diagrams
XV
List of plates
xvi
Maps
xix
BOOK I: DISCOVERY
The Minoan Civilisation
1
An Adventure on Crete
3
2
Under the Volcano
17
3
The Search for the Minoan Naval Base
32
4
Return to Phaestos
38
5
The Ancient Scholars Speak
51
6
The Missing Link
58
7
Who Were the Minoans? The
DNA
Trail
64
BOOK II: EXPLORATION
Voyages to the Near East
8
The Lost Wreck and the Buried Treasure Trove
73
9
Sailing from Byzantium
84
10
Life in the Library
93
11
A Place of Many Names and Many Nations
106
12
A Ship in the Desert
115
13
New Worlds for Old
119
14
Rich, Exotic Lands
122
15
Proud Nineveh
130
16
The Key to India?
136
17
Indian Ocean Trade in the Bronze Age
141
18
The Truth is in the Trade
... 160
VÜ
THE LOST EMPIRE OF ATLANTIS
BOOK III: JOURNEYS WEST
19
Nee Plus Ultra: Entering the Atlantic
169
20
A Folk Memory of Home?
179
21
Spain and
La Tauromaquia
188
22
Blazing the Trail to Dover
191
23
The Land of Running Silver
198
24
A Labyrinth in Dragon Country
201
25
Strange Beasts and Astrolabes
207
BOOK IV: EXAMINING THE HEAVENS
26
Seeing the Skies in Stone
... 215
27
Mediterranean and Atlantic Megaliths
224
28
Stonehenge: the Master Work
229
29
From the
Med
to the Megalith
238
30
The Land that Time Forgot
243
31
The Bronze Boy
250
BOOK V: THE REACHES OF EMPIRE
32
The Seekers Set Sail
259
33
A Metallurgical Mystery
272
34
Adventures by Water
280
35
A Heavy Load Indeed
284
36
Into the Deep Unknown
290
37
So: the Proof
294
BOOK VI: THE LEGACY
38
The Spots Marked X
303
39
A New Beginning
309
40
A Return to Crete
314
41
The Legacy of Hope
322
Timeline
330
Epilogue: Plato and Atlantis, the Lost Paradise
333
Bibliography
347
Index
361
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