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Floods, famines, and emperors Floods, famines, and emperors Brian M. Fagan Civilisations have long been dictated by cycles of rise and fall. The author shows beautifully how El Nino gave rise to human civilisation and continually shape and alter their fates, and how human a… OL103265W
The Little Ice Age The Little Ice Age Brian M. Fagan The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history, how this altered climate affected historical events, and what it means for to… OL103266W
Return to Babylon Return to Babylon Brian M. Fagan In the barren landscape between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, adventurers of the nineteenth century suspected that the remains of fabled kingdoms lay beneath the sands. As they dug into the mounds… OL103269W
The great journey The great journey Brian M. Fagan How, where, when, and why did human beings take the first steps in their journey to populate North America? First published in 1987, The Great Journey tells the story of the search for the first Amer… OL103273W
People of the earth People of the earth Brian M. Fagan People of the Earth is a narrative account of the prehistory of humankind from our origins over 3 million years ago to the first pre-industrial civilizations, beginning about 5,000 years ago. This is… OL103280W
Grahame Clark Grahame Clark Brian M. Fagan "To chronicle the intellectual life of Grahame Clark (1907-1995) is to participate in the history of the discipline of archaeology, which Clark - almost single-handedly at first - transformed from an… OL15078343W
The attacking ocean The attacking ocean Brian M. Fagan A history of climate change describes the dramatic evolution and stabilization of the oceans before the rise of humans approximately 6,000 years ago, tracing a significant rise in global temperatures… OL19966102W
Les 70 grands mystères du monde antique Les 70 grands mystères du monde antique Brian M. Fagan Vingt-huit spécialistes se sont penchés sur les énigmes les plus étonnantes de l'Antiquité portant sur les mythes et les légendes, et des controverses archéologiques : en s'appuyant sur les découvert… OL22125055W
Nieuwe schatten uit het verleden Nieuwe schatten uit het verleden Brian M. Fagan Aan de hand van opgravingen van de prehistorie tot in onze tijd worden de nieuwste archeologische technieken verklaard. OL26180122W