Author: Hugh Falconer
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Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Mastodon, elephant, rhinoceros, ossiferous caves, primeval man and his contemporaries
Author: Hugh Falconer
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Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Palæontological Memoirs and Notes of the Late Hugh Falconer: Mastodon, elephant, rhinoceros, ossiferous caves, primeval man and his contemporaries
Author: Hugh Falconer
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Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
The Natural History and Scientific Book Circular
Author:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Himalaya
Author: John Keay
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408891123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
'John Keay is the master storyteller and historian. This grand narrative of Himalaya is as epic as the mountains and peoples he describes' Dan Snow 'Adds the human element to the hard rock. And what a rich vein it is' Michael Palin History has not been kind to Himalaya. Empires have collided here, cultures have clashed. Buddhist India claimed it from the south, Islam put down roots in its western approaches, Mongols and Manchus rode in from the north, and, from the east, China continues to absorb what it prefers not to call Tibet. Hunters have decimated its wildlife and mountaineers have bagged its peaks. Today, machinery gouges minerals out of its rock. Roughly the size of Europe, the region is one of the most seismically active on the planet. Summers bring avalanches, rainfall triggers landslides and winters obliterate trails. Glaciers retreat, rivers change course and whole lakes quietly evaporate. To some, Himalaya is an otherworldly realm, profoundly life-changing, yet forbidding and forbidden. It has mesmerised scholars and mystics, sportsmen and spies, pilgrims and mapmakers who have mingled with the farmers and traders on the 'Roof of the World'. Himalaya is the story of one of the last great wildernesses and, in particular, of the bizarre discoveries and improbable achievements of its pioneers. Ranging from botany to trade, from the Great Game to today's geopolitics, John Keay draws on a lifetime of exploration and study to enlighten and delight with this lively biography of a region in crisis.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408891123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
'John Keay is the master storyteller and historian. This grand narrative of Himalaya is as epic as the mountains and peoples he describes' Dan Snow 'Adds the human element to the hard rock. And what a rich vein it is' Michael Palin History has not been kind to Himalaya. Empires have collided here, cultures have clashed. Buddhist India claimed it from the south, Islam put down roots in its western approaches, Mongols and Manchus rode in from the north, and, from the east, China continues to absorb what it prefers not to call Tibet. Hunters have decimated its wildlife and mountaineers have bagged its peaks. Today, machinery gouges minerals out of its rock. Roughly the size of Europe, the region is one of the most seismically active on the planet. Summers bring avalanches, rainfall triggers landslides and winters obliterate trails. Glaciers retreat, rivers change course and whole lakes quietly evaporate. To some, Himalaya is an otherworldly realm, profoundly life-changing, yet forbidding and forbidden. It has mesmerised scholars and mystics, sportsmen and spies, pilgrims and mapmakers who have mingled with the farmers and traders on the 'Roof of the World'. Himalaya is the story of one of the last great wildernesses and, in particular, of the bizarre discoveries and improbable achievements of its pioneers. Ranging from botany to trade, from the Great Game to today's geopolitics, John Keay draws on a lifetime of exploration and study to enlighten and delight with this lively biography of a region in crisis.
History of Physical Anthropology
Author: Frank Spencer
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815304906
Category : Physical anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
The comparative study of humans as biological organisms, their evolution, and their physiological and anatomical functions and ecology of primates surveys the entire field and summarizes and organizes the basic knowledge, fundamental principles and development.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815304906
Category : Physical anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
The comparative study of humans as biological organisms, their evolution, and their physiological and anatomical functions and ecology of primates surveys the entire field and summarizes and organizes the basic knowledge, fundamental principles and development.
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology
Author: Margarita Díaz-Andreu
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190092505
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 977
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology offers comprehensive perspectives on the origins and developments of the discipline of archaeology and the direction of future advances in the field. Written by thirty-six archaeologists and historians from all over the world, it covers a wide range of themes and debates, including biographical accounts of key figures, scientific techniques and archaeological fieldwork practices, institutional contexts, and the effects of religion, nationalism, and colonialism on the development of archaeology.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190092505
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 977
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology offers comprehensive perspectives on the origins and developments of the discipline of archaeology and the direction of future advances in the field. Written by thirty-six archaeologists and historians from all over the world, it covers a wide range of themes and debates, including biographical accounts of key figures, scientific techniques and archaeological fieldwork practices, institutional contexts, and the effects of religion, nationalism, and colonialism on the development of archaeology.
Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Library
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385376378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385376378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Library
Author: New York State Library
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Legislature. Senate
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1408
Book Description
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1408
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: New York State Library
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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