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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822456803321

Autore

Khun de Prorok Byron <1896-1954>

Titolo

In quest of lost worlds : five archeological expeditions, 1925-1934 / / Count Byron Khun de Prorok, F. R. G. S

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Narrative Press, , 2001

©2001

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations, maps

Soggetti

Archaeology

Africa, North Description and travel

Africa, North Antiquities

Libyan Desert Description and travel

Libyan Desert Antiquities

Mexico Description and travel

Mexico Antiquities

Ethiopia Description and travel

Ethiopia Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Tin Hinan, legendary Queen of the Tuaregs pt. II. Jupiter Ammon and Tripolitania pt. III. Mexico and the poison trail pt. IV. King Solomon's mines

Sommario/riassunto

The stories from four of de Prorok's expeditions: the discovery of Tin Hinan's tomb in the Sahara, his excavation of the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Libya, his search for the stone-age Lacandon Indians in Chiapas, Mexico, and his quest for King Solomon's mines in Ethiopia.