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From Black Land To Fifth Sun: The Science Of Sacred Sites - Hardcover

Fagan, Brian

 
9780201959918: From Black Land To Fifth Sun: The Science Of Sacred Sites
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0201959917 ISBN 13: 9780201959918
Verlag: Basic Books, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Until recently, archaeology was concerned mainly with piecing together the material lives of our ancestors. In this groundbreaking book, master storyteller and respected archaeologist Brian Fagan explains how cutting-edge science can now take us beyond the artifacts—into the mystical realm of shamans and spirit mediums, ancestor worship, and ritual sacrifice. From the Nile's black land to the Aztec's world of the Fifth Sun, from Stonehenge to Jericho, Fagan describes how Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Geographic Information Systems, Computer Automated Design-mapping and other sophisticated scientific methods are helping us to decode the religious and spiritual beliefs of our forebears. This new “archaeology of the mind” blends a wealth of scientific disciplines—from botany, zoology, and geology to neuropsychology, palynology, and nuclear physics. With vivid imagery and a transporting voice, Fagan revolutionizes our understanding of the inner lives of ancient people.

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Verlag
Basic Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1998
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0201959917
ISBN 13 
9780201959918
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
416
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