Civilization one : the world is not as you thought it was
Knight, Christopher, 1950-2010
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This is the amazing story of how a quest to crack the mystery of the 'Metalithic Yard' - an ancient unit of linear measurement - led to the discovery of evidence of an unknown, highly advanced culture which was the precursor to the earliest known civilisations such as the Sumerians and the Egyptians.
Main title:
Civilization one : the world is not as you thought it was / Christopher Knight and Alan Butler.
Imprint:
London : Watkins, 2010.
Collation:
xi, 258 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. port. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2004.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781907486098 (pbk)1907486097 (pbk)
Dewey class:
509.3
Language:
English
BRN:
602608
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