antiquities

Traces Maya civilization from its earliest beginnings to the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century, examining the daily life of the people, and discusses topics such as the civilization's economy, social and political systems, writing and calendar, arts and crafts, and religion.

Provides information about various aspects of life in the Aztec world, highlighting notable events and achievements in Mesoamerican civilizations, covering history, geography, society and government, warfare, religion, cosmology, mythology, funerary beliefs and customs, art and architecture, literature, mathematics and science, and economy. Includes maps, drawings, and photographs.

An exploration of Celtic art as it relates to a number of social and cultural issues, such as war, spirituality, gender, and status; with discussion of whether it is possible to understand some of the symbolism that may be present in the art.

Presents the history of ancient America in topical arrangement. Includes over 350 drawings and paintings, photographs of sites today, and maps of locations discussed.

Presents photographs, paintings and descriptions of seven early North American civilizations, from Viking ruins in Newfoundland to ancient Mexico.

Describes the homes, culture, and way of life of the Anasazi, the Ancient Ones of the southwestern United States whose descendants became the Pueblos.

Caity Mac Fireland of San Francisco accompanies her parents to an isle off the coast of Scotland where she finds a Mayan relic and, guided by a motley crew of advisors, uncovers an incredible secret that an elite group of power-brokers will stop at nothing to control.

Professor William Race is called in by the U.S. Army to translate an ancient manuscript which holds the key to the location of an Indian icon which could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon.

Reprints a series of reports and photographs that appeared in "National Geographic" magazine in the early twentieth century, in which explorer Hiram Bingham details his discovery of the legendary Inca city of Macchu Picchu.

When visitors are killed at the New York Museum of Natural History before the opening of the Superstition exhibition, graduate student Margo Green discovers a link between the killings, a tragic archaeological trip to the Amazon Basin, and a figurine from the exhibit.