Hidden History.Hidden History Brian Haughton New Page Books 3 Tice Road, PO Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 1564148971 $17.99 www.newpagebooks.com 1-800-227-3371 Written by archaeologist and devote of the esoteric es·o·ter·ic adj. 1. a. Intended for or understood by only a particular group: an esoteric cult. See Synonyms at mysterious. b. Brian Haughton, Hidden History: Lost Civilizations, Secret Knowledge, and Ancient Mysteries is an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. survey of mystic places, people, events and structures throughout history. From clues to the true identity of the Queen of Sheba Queen of Sheba sultry Biblical queen who visits Solomon. [O.T.: I Kings 10] See : Beauty, Sensual , to ongoing debates concerning the Great Sphinx sphinx (sfĭngks), mythical beast of ancient Egypt, frequently symbolizing the pharaoh as an incarnation of the sun god Ra. The sphinx was represented in sculpture usually in a recumbent position with the head of a man and the body of a lion, , to the Irish Newgrange megalith megalith Huge, often undressed stone used in various types of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age monuments. The most ancient form of megalithic construction is probably the dolmen, a type of burial chamber consisting of several upright supports and a flat roofing slab. hundreds of years older than the Giza Pyramid and Stonehenge, to evidence for the origins of the Greek myth concerning the Minotaur, each chapter sheds new light on ancient quandaries of human history. A scattering of black-and-white photographs illustrate this fantastic volume; though highly speculative at times, Hidden History is sure to be a treat for anyone with a taste for ancient fables, wonders, and conundrums. |
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