Finding Forgotten Cities

Finding Forgotten Cities
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 9789350094198
ISBN-13 : 9350094193
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Book Synopsis Finding Forgotten Cities by : Nayanjot Lahiri

Download or read book Finding Forgotten Cities written by Nayanjot Lahiri and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the autumn of 1924, the archaeologist John Marshall made an announcement that dramatically altered existing perceptions of South Asia's antiquity: the discovery of 'the civilization of the Indus valley'. Marshall's news conveyed one of the most monumental discoveries in the history of civilization, on the same scale as the findings of Heinrich Schliemann (who unearthed Troy) and Arthur Evans (who dug out Minoan Crete). The Troy and Crete stories have been well told. But a detailed, archivally rich and accessible narrative of the people, processes, places and puzzles that led up to Marshall's proclamation on the Indus civilization has, like the civilization itself, long remained buried. Now, for the first time in this book, we have the whole story, enchantingly told. Finding Forgotten Cities comprises a powerful narrative history of how India's antiquity was unexpectedly unearthed, it will interest every serious reader of history and anyone who likes to read an utterly fascinating story.


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