Vanished Civilizations

Mankind, at every crossroad in its development, at every latitude and in every continent, has been continually challenged. Jean Paul Barbier, a world-renowned historian, looks at the way these challenges were met, recounting a past in which the grandiose, the mysterious and the human are intertwined. Through beautiful and lavish photographs, Vanished Civilizations: From the Ancients to Easter Island invites you to discover such mysteries as the world of the Etruscans, the art of the Celts, the Olmec and the dawn of Mexican art, the grandeur and decadence of the Maya, and the mystical North American Indians.