Treasure! Have you ever dreamed of finding a forgotten hoard of gold or gems? This book tells how some people actually have found treasures—fantastic riches of ancient civilizations that lay hidden for centuries. The jewels of Helen of Troy; the royal gold of the young pharaoh Tutankhamen; the jade suit of a Chinese prince, which was meant to make him immortal; the magnificent ornaments thrown into the sacred well at Chichén Itzá as a sacrifice to the gods—these treasures are not only priceless in themselves, but are even more valuable to scholars for what they reveal about peoples of the past.
The exciting story of the discoveries, often made by accident, and of the explorers responsible for them, is told in lucid text illuminated with dramatic paintings and photographs.
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