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The ancient civilizations of the world, the first social structures in which culture and religion were born, are the subject of this comprehensive, wide-ranging encyclopedia. The work of over thirty international experts, including Colin Renfrew, O.R. Gurney, Richard Leakey and many other leading academics in the field of ancient history, ‘The Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations’ provides a fascinating overview of the prehistoric world and a detailed analysis of separate ancient civilizations. The art, architecture, language, mythology and chronology of early societies as diverse as ancient Egypt, Troy, India, West Asia, South America and Europe are fully discussed, and there is a special section of references for further reading. Structured to enable the reader to draw together contemporary events and to locate geographically connected civilizations, like those that flourished in Mesopotamia, the encyclopedia contains over 300 illustrations and twenty-eight maps.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27830 in Books
• Published on: 1990-10-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

About the Author
Arthur Cotterell combines a career in education with an extensive background in ancient civilizations. His previous books include The Minoan World.

Customer Reviews

Superb value for money
This, and its companion volume, The Penguin Encyclopaedia of Classical Civilizations, is a concise but detailed fount of knowledge of the greatest civilizations of the past. Well-written and fully illustrated, they are superb value for their price. I use them for professional reference.