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【内容紹介】倭人伝(=『三国志』の『魏書』)に記された邪馬台国についてのわずかな内容には、どれほどの真実が含まれているのか。佐原真氏が、歴史的な事実を照らし合わせて女王卑弥呼と邪馬台国の真実に迫ります。【講師紹介】考古学者 佐原真- 1932年、大阪府生まれ。大阪外国語大学を卒業後、京都大学で考古学を専攻。奈良国立文化財研究所で発掘と研究に努める。2002年逝去。著書『考古学千夜一夜』など多数。

¿Cómo ha moldeado la conciencia de la muerte nuestra manera de vivir y creer? ¿Qué relación existe entre los rituales funerarios y la idea del más allá? ¿Qué dicen nuestros muertos sobre quiénes somos? Desde los primeros enterramientos prehistóricos hasta la negación contemporánea...

Uncover the archaeological secrets of monumental landscape art engineered into the unforgiving Peruvian desert. Perfect for a focused commute or immersive armchair travel, this historical deep-dive transports you to an arid plateau filled with hauntingly beautiful geoglyphs. Trace the origins of...

Brought to you by Penguin. For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts...

Fingerprints of the Gods is the revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of listeners throughout the world to change their preconceptions about the history behind modern society. An intellectual detective story, this unique history audiobook directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain.

The work of archaeology uncovers fascinating vestiges of humanity’s past, greatly enriching our knowledge of our ancestors and ourselves. Over the last century, archaeologists have increasingly ventured underwater, making spellbinding finds and opening an incredible new frontier for archaeological discovery. In the 12 delightful and eye-opening lectures of Underwater Archaeology: Mysteries of the Deep, Professor Lemke, an expert underwater archaeologist working in the field, invites you to discover astonishing treasures of history that lie beneath the waves.

This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and best-selling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages.

Step into a tense archaeological hunt for a forgotten pharaoh and the hidden tomb that forever rewrote ancient history. Perfect for an immersive commute or focused learning, this cinematic true story transports you to the blinding sands of the Valley of the Kings. Feel the pulse-pounding thrill...

Uncover an archaeological mystery of ancient technology and discover if early civilizations actually harnessed electricity. Perfect for an inquisitive commute, this historical investigation examines the modest clay jars from Iraq that sparked global debates about lost scientific knowledge...

Uncover the truth behind ancient Mesopotamia's most controversial archaeological mystery and separate science from myth. Perfect for a thought-provoking commute, this atmospheric journey transforms a simple ceramic jar into a profound exploration of human ingenuity. Dive into the shadowy...

A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist "Extraordinary...Sensitive and perceptive, Mr. Hessler is a superb literary archaeologist, one who handles what he sees with a bit of wonder that he gets to watch the history of this grand city unfold, one day at a time.” —Wall Street Journal...

An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire. The devastating struggle to the death between the Carthaginians and the Romans was one of the defining dramas of the ancient world. In an epic series of land and sea battles, both sides came close to victory before the Carthaginians finally succumbed and their capital city, history, and culture were almost utterly erased.

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? The Horse, the Wheel, and Language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the past. 

Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women. Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture. 

Political disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences. Any explanation of societal collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all such societies in both the present and future.

Descubra el primer gran estilo artístico europeo, desde los ostrogodos y Carlomagno hasta su propagación por Europa a través del Camino de Santiago. Adéntrese en el recóndito mundo del arco de medio punto.... Conozca el arte románico, el primer estilo artístico preeminentemente cristiano en el que se agruparon el arte romano, germánico, bizantino, visigodo, y mozárabe. Con Breve historia del Románico el oyente conocerá el desarrollo de la sociedad, el arte y la cultura a lo largo de la Alta Edad Media.

In this book, Erich von Däniken shares the story of his friend Adel H., an Egyptologist who, as a 16-year-old boy, was trapped for days under the Step Pyramid of Saqqara. Based on his conversations with Adel H., he retells the boy's search for a way out of the underground world, how the boy roamed passageways and chambers and saw what he calls "impossible" things of which the professional world is completely unaware. 

Bloomsbury presents Proto by Laura Spinney, read by Emma Spurgin-Hussey The enthralling story of how today’s largest language family, spoken by nearly half the world’s population, descended from one ancient dialect. Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit...

Uncovers the long-mystery location of the Stone Tower, the Silk Road’s ancient midpoint, and explores its historical, cultural, and trade significance. For over 2,000 years, the precise location of the Stone Tower—the midpoint of the ancient Silk Road, where caravans traveling between Europe...

The story of ancient Rome is predominantly one of great men with great fortunes. Surviving Rome unearths another history, one of ordinary Romans, who worked with their hands and survived through a combination of grit and grinding labor. Kim Bowes tells the stories of people like the tenant farmer Epimachus, Faustilla the moneylender, and the pimp Philokles. She reveals how the economic changes of the period created a set of bitter challenges and opportunistic hustles for everyone from farmers and craftspeople to day laborers and slaves.