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Origin of Mankind and Beginnings of Civilization


Adam & Eve Tempted by the Serpent by H. Bosch Travel through time to an ancient world from the comfort of your living room. Join us as we explore the dawn of civilization, when people huddled around a fire to keep away the beasts of the night. This section is about the beginnings of the human race, where and how we appeared on the scene, what we were like, and the hardships and struggles we faced. Explore the earliest-known civilizations and cultures, discover what it was like to be a Cro-Magnon hunter or an artist painting by candlelight in the dark recesses of a cave.

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Pre-Christian Ireland:

Pre-Christian Ireland: From the First Settlers to the Early Celts
Pre-Christian Ireland: From the First Settlers to the Early Celts

Peter Harbison's authoritative survey of human settlement in Ireland from its beginnings 10,000 years ago to St. Patrick's Christianizing mission in the fifth century AD was chosen as 'Book of the Year' at the 1988 British Archaeology Awards.



Civilizations: Ten Thousand Years of Ancient History:

This lavish coffee-table volume on human history as it is presently understood begins with the first human settlements and the development of agriculture 10,000 years ago.

Civilizations: Ten Thousand Years of Ancient History
Civilizations: Ten Thousand Years of Ancient History



The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe:

"This is the first time that the fascinating figurine art of the Neolithic and Copper Ages has been treated extensively and in English..." ...European civilization between 6500 and 3500 BC...Gimbutas sketches the matrilinear village culture that evolved there before it was overwhelmed by the patriarchal Indo-Euopreans. The Goddess incarnating the creative principle as a Source and Giver of All, fertility images, mythical animals, and other artifacts are analyzed for their mythic and social significance in this beautifully illustrated study.

Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC: Myths and Cult Images
Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC: Myths and Cult Images



Plants from the Past:

A fascinating, comprehensive record of the work of two dedicated plant scientists who were instrumental in the establishment of archaeobotany and paleoethnobotany as vigorous subdisciplines within American archaeology. Hugh Carson Cutler and Leonard Watson Blake worked together for many decades at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, identifying and interpreting plant remains from archaeological sites all over North America.

Plants from the Past



Buried Alive: The Startling Truth about Neanderthal Man:

Dr. Jack Cuozzo, an orthodontist of many years’ experience, is probably the only creationist scientist to have gained access to original Neandertal fossil material for detailed study. This was before the museum authorities realised his creationist world-view - after that the doors were closed to him. Cuozzo’s work exposed the heavy bias of evolutionist anthropologists in reporting their research, even to the extent of doctoring the evidence. His x-rays revealed that the skulls had been fraudulently reconstructed by the major museums in Europe to create the impression that men evolved from apes. Don't believe it? Analysis of the data leads to the inference that man has been devolving instead of evolving for thousands of years. Cuozzo’s controversial findings break new ground. Read the book and see the x-rays for yourself!

Buried Alive: The Startling Truth about Neanderthal Man
Buried Alive: The Startling Truth about Neanderthal Man



Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy
Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy

...a brilliant synthesis....a tribute to the amount of information it provides. The author discusses pagan religions in the British Isles from 30,000 B.C. onwards. "Hutton continues coverage through the Roman influence and the eventual advance of Christianity, which coincided with the disappearance of the pagan religions from the British Isles. He closes with a discussion of the remaining influences and traces of the early pagan religions."



Adam, Eve, and the Serpent:

Deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us. ...examines "the development of the ideas of human nature, moral freedom, and sexuality in the four centuries following Christ and concludes that early Christians regarded their message to be one of moral freedom and human worth. But sex became fully tainted, inextricably linked to sin under the teachings of Augustine. This troubled sinner invoked Adam and Eve to justify his idiosyncratic view of humanity as permanently scarred by the Fall. Instead of being dismissed as marginal, Augustine's grim outlook took hold, according to Pagels, because it was politically expedient.

Adam, Eve, and the Serpent
Adam, Eve, and the Serpent



Early Neolithic In Greece:

Constructs a complex and subtle picture of early Neolithic societies. Farmers made a sudden and dramatic appearance in Greece around 7000 BC, bringing with them new ceramics and crafts, and establishing settled villages. Their settlements provide the link between the first agricultural Near Eastern communities and the subsequent spread of the new technologies to the Balkans and Western Europe. Paperback

Early Neolithic In Greece : The First Farming Communities in Europe
Early Neolithic In Greece : The First Farming Communities in Europe



The Age of Stonehenge:

Brings to life the history of Britain and Ireland between 3000 and 1000 BC. Departing from the traditional Stone, Bronze and Iron terminology, he provides a coherent slice of pre-history in a fresh and accessible way. We get to see and understand the physical characteristics and appearance of the people, their fashions in clothing, ornaments, equipment and weapons, in arts and crafts. He looks at population levels and social and political organization and reveals that these people of over 4000 years ago were much more numerous, organized and technologically skilled than we have been led to think. The range of topics covered is encyclopaedic. Paperback, 416pp

The Age of Stonehenge
The Age of Stonehenge



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Forbidden Archeology:

Judge for yourself! Much of what is presented here demonstrably shows that archeology has selectively ignored evidence that has not been made to fit into their dogmatic and linear theory of man's emergence. Over the centuries, researchers have found bones and artifacts proving that humans like us have existed for millions of years. Mainstream science, however, has suppressed these facts. Prejudices based on current scientific theory act as a "knowledge filter," giving us a picture of prehistory that is largely incorrect.

Forbidden Archeology:The Full Unabridged Edition
Forbidden Archeology:The Full Unabridged Edition



The Message of the Sphinx:

In this riveting account of historical and archaeological investigation, the authors present hard evidence that the Sphinx, the Pyramids, and the other monuments at Giza are of far more ancient origin than previously believed. Complete with evidence of a conspiracy between the Egyptology establishment and various confidential organizations to keep the secrets of the Pyramids from the world, The Message of the Sphinx is also a modern-day detective story.

The Message of the Sphinx: A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind
The Message of the Sphinx: A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind



Hearth and Home:

Hearth and Home is a history of the ways in which human beings in the Western world have satisfied their fundamental needs for food, shelter, and clothing. It is the story of insecure and fearful societies, haunted by the specter of famine and disease, in battle with adverse weather and warring neighbors, and creating against the hazards of life a material culture of substance and strength.

Hearth and Home: A History of Material Culture
Hearth and Home: A History of Material Culture



The Golden Bough:

A monumental study of comparative magic, folklore, and religion, the beliefs and customs of ancient European civilizations and primitive cultures throughout the world. Perhaps no book has had so decisive an effect upon modern literature as Frazer's.

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion



Mammoths, Sabertooths and Hominids:

Takes us on a journey through 65 million years, from the aftermath of the extinction of the dinosaurs to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch; from the rain forests of the Paleocene and the Eocene, with their lemur-like primates, to the harsh landscape of the Pleistocene steppes, home to the wooly mammoth. It is also a journey through space, following the migrations of mammal species that evolved on other continents and eventually met to compete or coexist in Cenozoic Europe. This book covers mammalian evolution from the aftermath of the dinosaur extinction to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch, from early lemur-like primates to giant cold-climate adapted mega-mammals, such as the woolly mammoth or mastodon.

Mammoths, Sabertooths and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe
Mammoths, Sabertooths and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe



Creation Stories of the Middle East

A comprehensive study of the myths about the beginnings of the cosmos, earth and humankind in Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia. A vast range of original texts in English translation are presented in this book. Reference is also made to archaeological and other data, including folk tales, in order to set the stories in their historical and religious context. This is the first work which demonstrates and explains the evolution of these stories from ca. 3400 B.C. to modern times. . . . the Sumerians, Egyptians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Arabs, and the early Indo-Europeans.



The Cave of Altamira
The Cave of Altamira

A fresh look at one of the finest surviving works of Paleolithic art: the paintings in the cave of Altamira in northern Spain. Discovered in 1879, these vivid likenesses of horses, cattle, and bison seemed so fresh and "modern" that critics doubted their authenticity. Only in 1905, with the first scholarly analysis of the works, were they finally accepted as Paleolithic art. Charts, maps, and descriptions guide readers through the cave chamber by chamber, and specially commissioned photographs reveal the paintings in superb detail. The various theories regarding the paintings' significance are clearly explained, along with recent discoveries about the techniques used by Paleolithic artists-and about the people themselves who left their mark on Altamira. With access to the cave severely restricted for the foreseeable future, this lavishly illustrated volume is the best way to experience this magical space and an excellent visual experience to armchair visitors.



The Lost Civilizations Of The Stone Age:

In this book, Rudgley describes how the intrepid explorers of the Stone Age discovered all of the world's major land masses long before the so-called Age of Discovery! Although 95 percent of humanity's time on the planet preceded the dawn of history, prehistory has received 5 percent (or less) of scholarly attention. The author sets about to rectify things. The author demonstrates at length that the rudiments of civilization, ranging from astronomy, mathematics, and art to pottery, dentistry, and accounting, originated in Neolithic cultures. Paperback

The Lost Civilizations Of The Stone Age
The Lost Civilizations Of The Stone Age



Stone Age Britain
Stone Age Britain



Analyzes the history, original utopian function, and "culture industry's" commercialization of such tales.

Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales



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