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The Other Ancient Civilisations: Decoding Archaeology’s Less Celebrated Cultures

Discover Other Civilisations and Cultures With Rich and Unique Histories

“If Indiana Jones wrote a guidebook, it might mirror what Raven Todd da Silva has penned. The Other Ancient Civilisations gives life to the shadows of heroes and everyday people travelers walk in the footsteps of today.” —Forbes Magazine

Journey through 15,000 years of history and discover fascinating ancient civilisations and cultures that may have been overlooked in history class with Raven Todd DaSilva, award-winning scholar, archaeologist, and creator of the popular archaeology online educational platform Dig it With Raven.

#1 New Release in Archaeology and in Religious Antiquities & Archaeology

Lesser-known ancient civilisations and cultures. Go beyond the popular stories of Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Inca and the Maya, and uncover the rich diversity of people that are often overlooked. From the world’s first peace treaty to daring expeditions across the Pacific, learn about 20 ancient and historic cultures from around the world that have had monumental impacts on our modern world.

A more nuanced look at the ancient world. The Other Ancient Civilisations looks outside mainstream ancient civilisations and cultures and delves into astounding finds unearthed at archaeological sites around the world. Discover the archaeology that sheds light on the secret stories of the Nubians, Olmec, Xiongnu, Minoans, Akkadians, and many more. Each chapter delves beyond the rise and fall of each society, highlighting the lives of everyday peoples of the past. Discover who they interacted with and how they lived, and what we can learn from them.

How archaeologists decode ancient cultures from what they left behind. Packed with summaries of current archaeological evidence, detailed maps and striking images of astounding artefacts and archaeological sites, The Other Ancient Civilisations is an indispensable collection of fascinating stories and facts that have helped archaeologists change the way we understand history.

Inside discover:

A more in-depth understanding of lesser-know ancient cultures from around the world
An appreciation for the people who lived during these times and in these cultures—not just the great rulers and the monumental buildings left behind
A realization that ancient people were not that different from who we are today

If you’ve read books such as The Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World, The Lost World of The Old Ones, or 1177 B.C., you’ll love Raven’s The Other Ancient Civilizations.

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The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings

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‘Burning ice, biting flame; that is how life began’

The extraordinary Scandinavian myth cycle is one of the most enduring, exciting, dramatic and compelling of the world’s great stories.

The Penguin Book of the Norse Myths compellingly retells these stories for the modern reader, taking us from the creation of the world through the building of Asgard’s Wall to the final end in Ragnarok. You’ll discover how Thor got his hammer and how Odin lost his eye, the terrible price of binding the wolf Fenrir and why Loki the trickster can never be trusted.

The Norse myths are as thrilling to read as they are of vast cultural and historical importance. In this gripping book Kevin Crossley-Holland brings alive the passion, cruelty and heroism of these unforgettable stories.

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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations

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This new historical atlas – richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps – explores the world’s earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of the Far East, Europe and America. Informatively written, and ideal for both students and the general reader, it plots the rise and fall of empires, the nature of different societies and the evolution of technology.

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The Physics of Consciousness: In the Quantum Field, Minerals, Plants, Animals and Human Souls (Existence – Consciousness – Bliss)

£11.49

Consciousness is of singular importance today.

Understanding the true nature of consciousness is our prime responsibility.

Rampant deception, misunderstanding, and conflict in the human race today threaten the very existence of humankind.

All conflict is based on the fundamental misunderstanding and lack of awareness we hold about the true nature of existence. All misinterpretation and deception is rooted in differentiating consciousness from existence. By separating what goes on in our head from what goes on in the world, we divide our thoughts from our words and deeds.

In reality, consciousness and existence are the same thing.

This book confirms that external existence is an indivisible part of our consciousness and essence.

The consciousness of our mind is an integral part of the same consciousness that creates existence itself.

Contrary to traditional thinking, there is no multitude of consciousnesses. Consciousness is one and the same in everything. This one consciousness merely divides itself in order to experience every possible aspect of existence. Consciousness and existence are the same. Together, they comprise our very essence – our soul.

The true nature of consciousness and existence cannot be separated from the true nature of our essence or soul.

We cannot live one way, be aware in another way, and relate to our essence in a completely different way. Soul consciousness is inseparable from the world we live in. Insofar as we distance ourselves from soul consciousness, existence remains inauthentic, painful, and heartless. By separating ourselves from soul consciousness, we separate from consciousness and existence itself.

Just claiming that consciousness and existence are the same is not sufficient.

This book aims to make such Unity crystal clear.

Consciousness is presented here in all its details, in all its functioning, in all dimensions, through all nature and all forms – from the quantum field to minerals, plants, animals, and humans, as well as cultural development, artificial intelligence, ethics, and ultimately the discipline of self-knowledge.

This book is comprehensive and insightful.

Unity of the divine consciousness that creates everything using our own thoughts and actions is proven and demonstrated here in practical terms.

This is the only way any book explaining the world can have true practical value.

Or be of redeeming importance to the world.

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“Insightful, profoundly meaningful and logical presentation of the physics of Consciousness” – Clement Binnings, Jr., author

“Unique, universal, aligned with no particular religion, profound, uplifting. Ivan Antic is a gift to humanity.” – Valerie Deva, author

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The Physics of Consciousness: In the Quantum Field, Minerals, Plants, Animals and Human Souls (Existence – Consciousness – Bliss)

£11.49

Consciousness is of singular importance today.

Understanding the true nature of consciousness is our prime responsibility.

Rampant deception, misunderstanding, and conflict in the human race today threaten the very existence of humankind.

In reality, consciousness and existence are the same thing.

This book confirms that external existence is an indivisible part of our consciousness and essence.

The consciousness of our mind is an integral part of the same consciousness that creates existence itself.

The true nature of consciousness and existence cannot be separated from the true nature of our essence or soul.

Just claiming that consciousness and existence are the same is not sufficient.

This book aims to make such Unity crystal clear.

This book is comprehensive and insightful.

Unity of the divine consciousness that creates everything using our own thoughts and actions is proven and demonstrated here in practical terms.

This is the only way any book explaining the world can have true practical value.

Or be of redeeming importance to the world.

—
“Insightful, profoundly meaningful and logical presentation of the physics of Consciousness” – Clement Binnings, Jr., author

“Unique, universal, aligned with no particular religion, profound, uplifting. Ivan Antic is a gift to humanity.” – Valerie Deva, author

Buy this book now

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The Roman Revolution: 1 (The Fall of the Roman Empire)

£11.99

‘An enlightening and lively interpretation of an important but neglected historical period.’ Kirkus Reviews

It was a time of revolution. The Roman Revolution describes the little known “crisis of the third century”, and how it led to a revolutionary new Roman Empire. Long before the more famous collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century, in the years between AD 235-275, barbarian invasions, civil war and plague devastated ancient Rome. Out of this ordeal came new leaders, new government, new armies and a new vision of what it was to be Roman. Best remembered today is the rapid rise of Christianity in this period, as Rome’s pagan gods were rejected, and the emperor Constantine converted to this new religion. Less well remembered is the plethora of other changes that conspired to provide an environment well suited to a religious revolution.

Drawing on the latest research, Nick Holmes looks for new answers to old questions. He charts the rise of the Roman Republic and the classical Roman Empire, examining the roles played by sheer good luck and the benign climate. For example, he emphasises the unexpected death of Alexander the Great and the subsequent weakness of the Greek successor states as the ideal political environment for Rome’s expansion. But Rome’s good fortune did not last. The rise of Sasanian Persia, the growing strength of the German barbarians, and the brutal effects of the Antonine plague caused the near collapse of the Roman Empire in the third century. Focusing on the reigns of the critically important but under-researched emperors in the third century, such as Aurelian, Diocletian and Constantine, he vividly brings to life how Rome just escaped catastrophe in the third century, and embarked on a journey that would take it into a brave new world – one which provided the foundations for modern Europe and America.

This book is the first of a multi-volume series that will chart the full course of the Fall of the Roman Empire from the third century AD to the seventh. The second book, The Fall of Rome, continues the story of Rome’s decline up to the sack of Rome by Alaric the Goth in AD 410. The third book, Rome and Attila, covers the period from AD 410 to the western empire’s final demise in AD 476. Further books will look at the Roman reconquest of Italy and North Africa under the Emperor Justinian in the sixth century, followed by the rise of Islam and the demise of the Eastern Roman Empire in the seventh century.

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