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From Black Land to Fifth Sun: The Science of Sacred Sites
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From Black Land to Fifth Sun: The Science of Sacred Sites Paperback - 1999

by Brian Fagan


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Until recently, archaeology was concerned mainly with piecing together the material lives of our ancestors. In this groundbreaking book, master storyteller and respected archaeologist Brian Fagan explains how cutting-edge science can now take us beyond the artifacts--into the mystical realm of shamans and spirit mediums, ancestor worship, and ritual sacrifice. From the Nile's black land to the Aztec's world of the Fifth Sun, from Stonehenge to Jericho, Fagan describes how Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Geographic Information Systems, Computer Automated Design-mapping and other sophisticated scientific methods are helping us to decode the religious and spiritual beliefs of our forebears. This new "archaeology of the mind" blends a wealth of scientific disciplines--from botany, zoology, and geology to neuropsychology, palynology, and nuclear physics. With vivid imagery and a transporting voice, Fagan revolutionizes our understanding of the inner lives of ancient people.

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  • Title From Black Land to Fifth Sun: The Science of Sacred Sites
  • Author Brian Fagan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, USA
  • Date 1999-04-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780738201412 / 0738201413
  • Weight 1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.1 x 1.08 in (23.42 x 15.49 x 2.74 cm)
  • Reading level 1300
  • Library of Congress subjects Religion, Archaeology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99060007
  • Dewey Decimal Code 291.3

About the author

Brian Fagan is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A former Guggenheim Fellow, he has written many internationally acclaimed popular books about archaeology, including The Little Ice Age, Floods, Famines, and Emperors, and The Long Summer. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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