Secret Cities

This series focuses on the history of great discoveries, showing how archaeologists and historians gather clues and piece together evidence to give a picture of how people once lived and how civilizations developed. This book investigates some of the most famous sites in the world, including Machu Picchu, Knossos, and Great Zimbabwe.

Describes cities, covering a time span of 8000 years, which have been excavated or restored, and speculates on the civilization of each as evidenced by what remains.