Rise of Civilization, The: The Making of the Past. This item is unavailable.Rise of Civilization, The: The Making of the Past

The making of the past: the rise of civilization is a new series designed to provide a complete survey of the early history of the world as revealed by archaeology and related disciplines. Its subject is a new history, the making of a new past, freshly uncovered and reconstructed in recent years by skilled specialists. Beautifully illustrated with photographs, many in full colour, and with maps, diagrams and line drawings including reconstructions, the series will be completely authoritative and up to date, while losing nothing of the excitement of recent discoveries about the ancient past. With 160 illustrations, 123 in colour.