Ancient clay cooking pots in the southern Levant are unappealing, rough pots that are not
easily connected to meals known from ancient writings or iconographic representations. To narrow the gap between excavated sherds and ancient meals, the approach adopted in ...
“To celebrate the feline in all its forms and beauty, and to mark our timeless
affection for this transcendental animal, this collection of stunning photographs and elegant prose, poetry and quotes offers a full spectrum of our wonderful friend, the ...
This is the amazing story of how a quest to try to crack the mystery
of the Megalithic Yard—an ancient unit of linear measurement— led to the discovery of compelling evidence pointing to the existence of an unknown, highly advanced ...
Which came first, sliced bread or the toaster? When did most people begin wearing deodorant?
Who invented the electric blanket? Catherine O’Reilly tackles questions such as these with a keen curiosity and well-honed writing skills. Her ability to turn any ...
A mysterious bequest sends Rosy and Jaz on a race against time to identify thirteen
strange and wonderful objects – which turn out to tell the story of medicine, from the superstitions of ancient Egypt to the modern-day ethical dilemmas ...
Tell me what thou eatest, Alexis Soyer declared in a familiar refrain, and I will
tell thee who thou art. In his book Pantropheon, originally published in 1853, the flamboyant Frenchman (and world's first celebrity chef) ventures to answer that ...
This book explores ancient Egypt's feminine anointing mysteries and how these are reflected in both
royal art and ritual life. It also traces their subsequent influence in early Christianity. This means there are five broad audiences for the book in ...
Document from the year 2008 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 80%, University
of Western Sydney (University of Western Sydney), course: Marketing Management (Postgraduate course), 20 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The focus of this report ...