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Dale M. Brown

Autor(a) de Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs

42+ Works 4,153 Membros 21 Reviews

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Obras de Dale M. Brown

Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs (1992) — Editor — 430 cópias
The Cooking of Scandinavia (1968) 305 cópias
Pompeii: The Vanished City (1992) — Editor — 256 cópias
Wild Alaska (1839) 210 cópias
American Cooking (1968) 179 cópias
Vikings: Raiders from the North (Lost Civilizations) (1993) — Editor — 147 cópias
Ancient India: Land of Mystery (1994) — Editor — 146 cópias
Ramses II: Magnificence on the Nile (1993) — Editor — 140 cópias
Etruscans: Italy's Lovers of Life (1995) — Editor — 138 cópias
Mound Builders & Cliff Dwellers (1992) — Editor — 137 cópias
Africa's Glorious Legacy (1994) — Editor — 134 cópias
The Celts: Europe's People of Iron (1994) — Editor — 129 cópias

Associated Works

Middle Eastern Cooking (1969) 229 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome de batismo
Brown, Dale Mackenzie
Sexo
male
Locais de residência
Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Membros

Resenhas

 
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melsmarsh | Sep 17, 2021 |
Surveys the history and culture of ancient Egypt, describes the life and accomplishments of Ramses II, and looks at Egyptian tombs, temples, and artifacts
 
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riselibrary_CSUC | Jun 4, 2020 |
Recounts the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the city of Pompeii under volcanic ash, describes what daily life was like in the city, and discusses the excavation of the archaeological site
 
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riselibrary_CSUC | outras 2 resenhas | Jun 4, 2020 |
This volume describes the archaeology of pre-Columbian North America with an emphasis on the Eastern Woodlands and the Southwest.

Chapters One and Two reveal the Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian cultures of the Eastern Woodlands. These cultures are known as Mound Builder societies as they constructed large earthen mounds for burial, religious, and ceremonial purposes. Many of these mounds are in the shapes of animals or unique geometric figures. These cultures flourished from around 500 B.C. to A.D. 1500. The Sinagua, Hohokam, Mogollon, and Anasazi cultures of the Southwest are described in Chapters Three and Four; these cultures flourished from around 200 and 1450 A.D. and are collectively known as Cliff Dwellers, though the term more accurately applies only to the Anasazi. Numerous photographs of artifacts, ruins, and archaeological sites enhance the narrative.… (mais)
 
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riselibrary_CSUC | 1 outra resenha | Jun 4, 2020 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
42
Also by
2
Membros
4,153
Popularidade
#6,060
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Resenhas
21
ISBNs
106
Idiomas
8

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