Lost Treasure Books

• Ancient Civilizations
  Lost Treasures
  Fish
  Anthropology
  Oceanography
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization

  What secrets lie beneath the deep blue sea? Underworld takes you on a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean in a thrilling hunt for ancient ruins that have never been found—until now. ...  > read more
• Botany
  Geography
  New Species
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Field Guide to the Northeastern United States (Jeffrey Glassberg Field Guide Series)

  Many of us have stopped to pick bunches of wildflowers or have admired them as they flourished in fields, hiking trails, and roads. Always appreciated but not always recognized, now these beauties ...  > read more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Cultures
  Evolution
   
  

  The Human Career: Human Biological and Cultural Origins

  Described as "by far the best book of its kind" (Henry McHenry, Evolution) and "the best introduction to the problems and data of modern palaeoanthropology yet published" (R. A. Foley, Antiquity), ...  > read more
• Early Climate
  Geography
  Origin of Life
  Ice Ages
  Healthy Aging
  Fossils
   
  

  After the Ice Age: The Return of Life to Glaciated North America

  The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today."One of the best scientific books ...  > read more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Fossils
  Earth Science
  Archaeology
  Anthropology
  Ice Ages
   
  

  The Oracle: Ancient Delphi and the Science Behind Its Lost Secrets

  A gripping modern-day detective story about the scientific quest to understand the Oracle of Delphi Like Walking the Bible, this fascinating book turns a modern eye on an enduring legend. The Oracle ...  > read more
• Lost Treasures
  Recycling and Waste
  Photography
  Archaeology
  Computer Graphics
  Ethics
   
  

  Images of the Past with PowerWeb

  This well illustrated, site-by-site survey of prehistory captures the popular interest, excitement, and visual splendor of archaeology as it provides insight into the research, interpretations, and ...  > read more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Lost Treasures
  New Species
  Fossils
  Earth Science
  Ice Ages
   
  

  The First American: The Suppressed Story of the People Who Discovered the New World

  Forty years ago, an amateur prehistorian discovered an engraved mastodon bone near Mexico City, showing a virtual bestiary from the Ice Age. Harvard University took notice and excavated nearby ...  > read more
• Mars
  Space Missions
  NASA
  Space Policy
  Space Exploration
  Solar System
   
  

  A Traveler's Guide to Mars

  A Traveler's Guide to Mars revitalizes the Red Planet, leaving readers with the urge to don a spacesuit and take a long trip. With the look and heft of a guide to someplace you might actually go, the ...  > read more
• Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Computational Biology
  Disability
  Energy Technology
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Second Edition (Biomedical Engineering)

  Under the direction of John Enderle, Susan Blanchard and Joe Bronzino, leaders in the field have contributed chapters on the most relevant subjects for biomedical engineering students. These chapters ...  > read more
• Archaeology
  Lost Treasures
  Geography
  Statistics
  Early Climate
  World Development
   
  

  Discovering Our Past: A Brief Introduction to Archaeology

  This brief, inexpensive introduction to the techniques, methods, and theoretical frameworks of contemporary archaeology follows the same organizing principle as the text Archaeology: Discovering Our ...  > read more

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