Narrow Pass, Black Mountain: The Discovery Of The Hittite Empire
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and edge wear, particularly at the corners and spine ends. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Appears intact. Previous owner's sticker on fep.
A landmark work in popular archaeology, Narrow Pass, Black Mountain chronicles the dramatic unravelling of one of antiquity's greatest mysteries — the lost civilisation of the Hittites. C. W. Ceram, celebrated author of Gods, Graves, and Scholars, brings his signature narrative flair to the story of how scholars and adventurers pieced together the forgotten empire that once rivalled Egypt and Babylon at the height of its power. With the authority of a seasoned historian and the pace of a thriller writer, Ceram details the painstaking detective work of deciphering ancient cuneiform tablets, excavating the ruins of Hattusa, and reconstructing a sophisticated Bronze Age culture from the dust of Anatolia. The result is a sweeping and deeply engaging account that illustrates how archaeology can resurrect entire civilisations from the silence of millennia.
Author: C. W. Ceram
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Victor Gollancz / Sidgwick and Jackson
Genre: Ancient history
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and edge wear, particularly at the corners and spine ends. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Appears intact. Previous owner's sticker on fep.
A landmark work in popular archaeology, Narrow Pass, Black Mountain chronicles the dramatic unravelling of one of antiquity's greatest mysteries — the lost civilisation of the Hittites. C. W. Ceram, celebrated author of Gods, Graves, and Scholars, brings his signature narrative flair to the story of how scholars and adventurers pieced together the forgotten empire that once rivalled Egypt and Babylon at the height of its power. With the authority of a seasoned historian and the pace of a thriller writer, Ceram details the painstaking detective work of deciphering ancient cuneiform tablets, excavating the ruins of Hattusa, and reconstructing a sophisticated Bronze Age culture from the dust of Anatolia. The result is a sweeping and deeply engaging account that illustrates how archaeology can resurrect entire civilisations from the silence of millennia.