In Quest of Lost Worlds: Five Archaeological Expeditions 1925-1934
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Reprint of Count Byron de Prorok's 1936 archeology/adventure classic, sweeping readers into remote lanscapes daring explorations: * the mysterious A'Haggar Range deep in the Algerian Sahara to meet Tin Hinan, legendary Tuareg Queen * the remote Chiapas jungle poison trail leading to a lost Mayan--or Atlantean--civilization at Chichen Itza, all the while shadowed by the Little People-the Lacandon Pygmie Maya * parched Ethiopia, the Land of Ophir, seeking King Solomon's mines and stumbling across ancient emerald mines * the Talking Dunes * the Land of the Garamantes * the ancient pyramids of the Usamasinta and Piedras Negras in Guatemala Also included are 24 pages of special illustrations of the famous and strange wall paintings of the Ahaggar from the rare book The Search For the Tassili Frescoes by Henri Lhote (1959).
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This book covers five different archeological expeditions in Libya, Ethiopia and Mexico. Some of this material is covered in Prorok's other books, but this one illuminates the others, and vice versa.
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In Quest of Lost Worlds: Five Archaeological Expeditions 1925-1934,Byron Khun De Prorok,Narrative Press,1589762460,Expeditions & Discoveries,History,History - General History,History: World,Modern - 19th Century,World - General
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