The World's Last Mysteries

The World's Last Mysteries, published by Reader's Digest in 1987. This hardcover volume explores the fascinating intersection of archaeology and the unknown, examining how scientific inquiry has gradually replaced myth with reason while uncovering discoveries that remain enigmatic and pose more questions than answers. As stated in the introduction: "Archaeology - the study of antiquity from whatever evidence can be found - gained a double aura of science and romance. As men began to probe and question their past, often hoping to find clues to the future, they increasingly came to realize that a wealth of civilisations had preceded them. The probings of science began to replace the myths with reason. And yet many of the discoveries made by science proved to be so extraordinary and so enigmatic that even now many new finds are posing more questions than answers." A compelling exploration of humanity's greatest unsolved archaeological puzzles and mysteries.

• Author: Reader's Digest
• Publisher: Reader's Digest
• Year: 1987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• ISBN: 9780909486617