Silverberg, Robert

Describes the techniques through which scienntists are able to date ancient objects and discoveries.

Reconstructs from ancient sources the Seven Wonders of the ancient World: the Great Pyramid of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Examines the life of prehistoric man in Europe as learned through archeological finds at such sites as the caves of central France, the seashores of Denmark, the lake shores of Switzerland, and England's Stonehenge.