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A thirty-thousand-year history of the relationship between climate and civilization that teaches powerful lessons about how humankind can survive. Human-made climate change may have begun in the last two hundred years, but our species has witnessed many eras of...
Only in the last decade have climatologists developed an accurate picture of yearly climate conditions in historical times. This development confirmed a long-standing suspicion: that the world endured a 500-year cold snap -- The Little Ice Age -- that lasted roughly...
The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by renowned archaeology author, Brian Fagan, with characters that include the ancient historian Herodotus; Theban tomb...
What gave Christopher Columbus the confidence in 1492 to set out across the Atlantic Ocean?What persuaded the king and queen of Spain to commission the voyage? It would be convenient to believe that Columbus and his men were uniquely courageous. A more reasonable...
Ever since Roman tourists scratched graffiti on the pyramids and temples of Egypt over two thousand years ago, people have traveled far and wide seeking the great wonders of antiquity. In From Stonehenge to Samarkand, noted archaeologist and popular writer Brian Fagan...
"Un excellent livre qui regorge d'histoires. C'est malin, c'est intelligent, c'est divertissant." Eva Roque - C L'Hebdo - France 5 Comme l’a dit Groucho Marx, « il y a ce qu’on peut faire dans un lit et le reste. Le reste ne vaut pas cher ». Et il avait sans doute...
Et si les animaux avaient écrit avec nous l’histoire des civilisations ? Nous les avons chassés, élevés, exploités, mais sans eux, nous ne serions pas devenus ceux que nous sommes. Comment les premiers chiens permirent-ils à l’espèce humaine de survivre à la fin de...
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