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The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times / / Adrienne Mayor, with a new introduction by the author
| The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times / / Adrienne Mayor, with a new introduction by the author |
| Autore | Mayor Adrienne <1946-> |
| Edizione | [With a New introduction by the author] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxx, 361 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 560 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science, Ancient
Paleontology - Rome - History Paleontology - Greece - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-22741-X
9786613227416 1-4008-3844-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION TO THE 2011 EDITION -- GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE -- Introduction -- Historical Time Line -- CHAPTER 1. The Gold-Guarding Griffin: A Paleontological Legend -- CHAPTER 2. Earthquakes and Elephants: Prehistoric Remains in Mediterranean Lands -- CHAPTER 3. Ancient Discoveries of Giant Bones -- CHAPTER 4. Artistic and Archaeological Evidence for Fossil Discoveries -- CHAPTER 5. Mythology, Natural Philosophy, and Fossils -- CHAPTER 6. Centaur Bones: Paleontological Fictions -- APPENDIX 1. Large Vertebrate Fossil Species in the Ancient World -- APPENDIX 2. Ancient Testimonia -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461329403321 |
Mayor Adrienne <1946->
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| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times / / Adrienne Mayor, with a new introduction by the author
| The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times / / Adrienne Mayor, with a new introduction by the author |
| Autore | Mayor Adrienne <1946-> |
| Edizione | [With a New introduction by the author] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxx, 361 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 560 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science, Ancient
Paleontology - Rome - History Paleontology - Greece - History |
| ISBN |
1-283-22741-X
9786613227416 1-4008-3844-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION TO THE 2011 EDITION -- GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE -- Introduction -- Historical Time Line -- CHAPTER 1. The Gold-Guarding Griffin: A Paleontological Legend -- CHAPTER 2. Earthquakes and Elephants: Prehistoric Remains in Mediterranean Lands -- CHAPTER 3. Ancient Discoveries of Giant Bones -- CHAPTER 4. Artistic and Archaeological Evidence for Fossil Discoveries -- CHAPTER 5. Mythology, Natural Philosophy, and Fossils -- CHAPTER 6. Centaur Bones: Paleontological Fictions -- APPENDIX 1. Large Vertebrate Fossil Species in the Ancient World -- APPENDIX 2. Ancient Testimonia -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789521503321 |
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Mayor Adrienne <1946->
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| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times / / Adrienne Mayor, with a new introduction by the author
| The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times / / Adrienne Mayor, with a new introduction by the author |
| Autore | Mayor Adrienne <1946-> |
| Edizione | [With a New introduction by the author] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxx, 361 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 560 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science, Ancient
Paleontology - Rome - History Paleontology - Greece - History |
| ISBN |
1-283-22741-X
9786613227416 1-4008-3844-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION TO THE 2011 EDITION -- GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE -- Introduction -- Historical Time Line -- CHAPTER 1. The Gold-Guarding Griffin: A Paleontological Legend -- CHAPTER 2. Earthquakes and Elephants: Prehistoric Remains in Mediterranean Lands -- CHAPTER 3. Ancient Discoveries of Giant Bones -- CHAPTER 4. Artistic and Archaeological Evidence for Fossil Discoveries -- CHAPTER 5. Mythology, Natural Philosophy, and Fossils -- CHAPTER 6. Centaur Bones: Paleontological Fictions -- APPENDIX 1. Large Vertebrate Fossil Species in the Ancient World -- APPENDIX 2. Ancient Testimonia -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809540003321 |
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Mayor Adrienne <1946->
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| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fossil legends of the first Americans / / Adrienne Mayor
| Fossil legends of the first Americans / / Adrienne Mayor |
| Autore | Mayor Adrienne <1946-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2005] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (489 p.) |
| Disciplina | 398/.36 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians - Antiquities
Indians Fossils - America - History Fossils - America Tales - America Paleontology - America Paleoanthropology - America |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-691-11345-9
1-4008-4931-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Marsh monsters of big bone lick -- The northeast: giants, great bears, and grandfather of the buffalo -- New Spain: bones of fear and birds of terror -- The southwest: fossil fetishes and monster slayers -- The prairies: fossil medicine and spirit animals -- The high plains: thunder birds, water monsters, and buffalo-calling stones -- Common ground -- Fossil frauds and specious legends. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453724703321 |
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Mayor Adrienne <1946->
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| Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2005] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fossil legends of the first Americans / / Adrienne Mayor
| Fossil legends of the first Americans / / Adrienne Mayor |
| Autore | Mayor Adrienne <1946-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2005] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (489 p.) |
| Disciplina | 398/.36 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians - Antiquities
Indians Fossils - America - History Fossils - America Tales - America Paleontology - America Paleoanthropology - America |
| ISBN |
0-691-24561-4
0-691-11345-9 1-4008-4931-4 |
| Classificazione | 73.56 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Marsh monsters of big bone lick -- The northeast: giants, great bears, and grandfather of the buffalo -- New Spain: bones of fear and birds of terror -- The southwest: fossil fetishes and monster slayers -- The prairies: fossil medicine and spirit animals -- The high plains: thunder birds, water monsters, and buffalo-calling stones -- Common ground -- Fossil frauds and specious legends. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790654303321 |
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Mayor Adrienne <1946->
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| Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2005] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fossil legends of the first Americans / / Adrienne Mayor
| Fossil legends of the first Americans / / Adrienne Mayor |
| Autore | Mayor Adrienne <1946-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2005] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (489 p.) |
| Disciplina | 398/.36 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians - Antiquities
Indians Fossils - America - History Fossils - America Tales - America Paleontology - America Paleoanthropology - America |
| ISBN |
0-691-24561-4
0-691-11345-9 1-4008-4931-4 |
| Classificazione | 73.56 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Marsh monsters of big bone lick -- The northeast: giants, great bears, and grandfather of the buffalo -- New Spain: bones of fear and birds of terror -- The southwest: fossil fetishes and monster slayers -- The prairies: fossil medicine and spirit animals -- The high plains: thunder birds, water monsters, and buffalo-calling stones -- Common ground -- Fossil frauds and specious legends. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810819103321 |
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Mayor Adrienne <1946->
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| Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2005] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The poison king [[electronic resource] ] : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy / / Adrienne Mayor
| The poison king [[electronic resource] ] : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy / / Adrienne Mayor |
| Autore | Mayor Adrienne <1946-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (479 p.) |
| Disciplina | 939.33 |
| Soggetto topico | Poisoning - Political aspects - Rome - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-60820-7
9786612608209 1-4008-3342-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Dramatis Personae -- Time Line -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Kill Them All, and Let the Gods Sort Them Out -- 2. A Savior Is Born in a Castle by the Sea -- 3. Education of a Young Hero -- 4. The Lost Boys -- 5. Return of the King -- 6. Storm Clouds -- 7. Victory -- 8. Terror -- 9. Battle for Greece -- 10. Killers' Kiss -- 11. Living Like a King -- 12. Falling Star -- 13. Renegade Kings -- 14. End Game -- 15. In the Tower -- Appendix One: Mythic Hero or Deviant Personality? -- Appendix Two: Mithradates' Aἀerlife in the Arts and Popular Culture -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456751503321 |
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Mayor Adrienne <1946->
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The poison king [[electronic resource] ] : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy / / Adrienne Mayor
| The poison king [[electronic resource] ] : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy / / Adrienne Mayor |
| Autore | Mayor Adrienne <1946-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (479 p.) |
| Disciplina | 939.33 |
| Soggetto topico | Poisoning - Political aspects - Rome - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-60820-7
9786612608209 1-4008-3342-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Dramatis Personae -- Time Line -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Kill Them All, and Let the Gods Sort Them Out -- 2. A Savior Is Born in a Castle by the Sea -- 3. Education of a Young Hero -- 4. The Lost Boys -- 5. Return of the King -- 6. Storm Clouds -- 7. Victory -- 8. Terror -- 9. Battle for Greece -- 10. Killers' Kiss -- 11. Living Like a King -- 12. Falling Star -- 13. Renegade Kings -- 14. End Game -- 15. In the Tower -- Appendix One: Mythic Hero or Deviant Personality? -- Appendix Two: Mithradates' Aἀerlife in the Arts and Popular Culture -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780862103321 |
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Mayor Adrienne <1946->
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The poison king [[electronic resource] ] : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy / / Adrienne Mayor
| The poison king [[electronic resource] ] : the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome's deadliest enemy / / Adrienne Mayor |
| Autore | Mayor Adrienne <1946-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (479 p.) |
| Disciplina | 939.33 |
| Soggetto topico | Poisoning - Political aspects - Rome - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-60820-7
9786612608209 1-4008-3342-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Dramatis Personae -- Time Line -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Kill Them All, and Let the Gods Sort Them Out -- 2. A Savior Is Born in a Castle by the Sea -- 3. Education of a Young Hero -- 4. The Lost Boys -- 5. Return of the King -- 6. Storm Clouds -- 7. Victory -- 8. Terror -- 9. Battle for Greece -- 10. Killers' Kiss -- 11. Living Like a King -- 12. Falling Star -- 13. Renegade Kings -- 14. End Game -- 15. In the Tower -- Appendix One: Mythic Hero or Deviant Personality? -- Appendix Two: Mithradates' Aἀerlife in the Arts and Popular Culture -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820027203321 |
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Mayor Adrienne <1946->
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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