The Bhagavad Gita—that ancient Indian Yogic text—says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection. So now I have started living my own life. Imperfect and clumsy as it may look, it is resembling me now, thor...
In this book, Mark Adam tells the story of his journey through Peru searching for the Inca ruins while following the original path of archaeologist Hiram Bingham. This book is perfect for those in search of a different type of travel adventure and it will teach you so much about Peru, its...
A super-intense archaeologist? Yes, yes, and yes. We’re first introduced to him in Peru, as he outwits the most deadly Rube Goldberg contraption ever invented, culminating with the now-famous boulder run…only to be forced to surrender the little golden idol to the evil Belloq. From there...
Long-lost jewelry from King Tut's tomb rediscovered a century later - "Some of this jewelry may have been taken out of Egypt by Howard Carter, the British archaeologist who led the excavation that uncovered the tomb." Looted landmarks: how Notre-Dame, Big Ben & St Mark's were stolen ...
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On his way to a remote town in Algeria, where he’s been tasked with cataloguing and packing up some antiquities which have been bequeathed to the British Museum, archaeologist David Redfern comes across a crashed truck full of smuggled weapons. Torn between minding his own business and completi...
This nonfiction book tells the fascinating life story of Peruvian archaeologist Julio Tello, who worked to preserve indigenous cultural sites around Peru and shine light on the country's culture. The book tells the story both in Spanish and English, and it features illustrations from Monica Brown,...
He explains to the doctor that he is an archaeologist, and that he is in China to help protect national treasures from the advancing Japanese armies. The doctor informs him that he arrived at their hospital two months ago sick with fever and wearing a Japanese uniform. The last thing David...
It may surprise some to learn that, despite its ancient roots, Machu Picchu was discovered only recently. The general accepted date was July 24, 1911, when Haram Bingham, an American archaeologist discovered the site. Because the Incans were all but wiped out by Spanish invaders during the 16...
the city was lost when the Spanish invaded in 1532. For centuries, the rainforest reclaimed the city and only a few locals knew of the moss-covered buildings high up in the misty mountains. In 1911, Machu Picchu was once again discovered by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham, said to be the...