Angkor & The Khmer Civilization

The ancient city of Angkor has fascinated Westerners since its rediscovery in the mid-nineteenth century. A great deal is now known about the brilliant Khmer civilization that flourished among the monsoon forests and rice paddies of mainland Southeast Asia, thanks to the pioneering work of French scholars and the application of modern archaeological techniques such as remote sensing from the…

The Maya (Ancient Peoples & Places)

Edisi

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ISBN/ISSN

500285055

Deskripsi Fisik

256

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

972.81 COE May

The True History Of Chocolate

The Coes, both anthropologists with a culinary bent, delve deeply into the history of their mouth-watering subject. The material on ancient cultures is particularly fascinating--did you know that the Maya used unsweetened liquid chocolate as currency? And in a chapter called 'Chocolate for the Masses,' they detail the modernization of chocolate manufacture, which has allowed more than 25 millio…