From Stonehenge to Samarkand: An Anthology of Archaeological Travel Writing From Booklist The book tells of an archaeological journey that began with Herodotus, the Greek historian and traveler of the fifth century B.C., who was astounded by the Egyptian pyramids and the complex process of mummification. This collection of travel writing takes readers to such sites as Stonehenge, Naples, Rome, Pompeii, the Parthenon and Eleusis, Babylon, Palmyra and Petra, the Maya and Inca civilizations, and the world of the Pueblos in the American Southwest. Fagan also writes about the archaeology of central Asia and the Silk Road, an arduous caravan route that connected Asia to the West for hundreds of years. There are first-person accounts by such famous writers as Mark Twain, T. E. Lawrence, and Agatha Christie. The book, with 65 maps and halftones and 16 color illustrations, will delight and fascinate history buffs. George CohenCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved  Review all travellers who share a fascination with ancient ruins will enjoy it. (Michael Kerr, Daily Telegraph) 				    	 					              See all Product description