Fortune & Glory
Over the centuries, our fascination and desire to uncover the past has prompted valiant explorers with sometimes wild imaginations to set off in search of lost civilisations and relics from the past. Fortune and Glory is a gripping chronicle of the major discoveries from prehistory to the 21st century, following the exploits of the intrepid and sometimes piratical adventurers who put life, limb, reputation and sanity at risk in the quest to discover the world's historical treasures.\ Learn...
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Over the centuries, our fascination and desire to uncover the past has prompted valiant explorers with sometimes wild imaginations to set off in search of lost civilisations and relics from the past. Fortune and Glory is a gripping chronicle of the major discoveries from prehistory to the 21st century, following the exploits of the intrepid and sometimes piratical adventurers who put life, limb, reputation and sanity at risk in the quest to discover the world's historical treasures.Learn about the early evidence of our ancestors, explorations and adventures in the classical world and empires in Egypt and Africa. Follow Hiram Bingham into the lost city of Macchu Picchu, discover how Heinrich Schliemann turned myth into history when he found the legendary city of Troy, trek with Stephens and Catherwood in search of the remains of the Ancient Maya, and uncover the myths surrounding Mitchell-Hedges and the infamous crystal skull.From early mavericks and amateurs to the science of modern archaeology, Fortune and Glory will have you marvelling at the courage, vision, resourcefulness, innovation and perseverance of history's real-life Indiana Joneses.
Prologue 7Introduction: Chronicles and Chronologies 15The Collectors 23Pre-history and Discovering Life Before the Flood 29Human Remains 49Dinosaur Hunters 81Empires in Egypt 113Greek Myth Becomes Reality 145Cities from the Dust 159Bible Quests 187Raids on Buddism 207The Ancient Maya 222Mysteries of the Incas 245Epilogue 257Bibliography 264Index 265Picture Credits 272
