The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times
Mayor, Adrienne, 1946-2023
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The fascinating story of how the fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths, and other extinct animals influenced some of the most spectacular creatures of classical mythology. Griffins, Centaurs, Cyclopes, and Giants these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if these beings were more than merely fictions? What if monstrous creatures once roamed the earth in the very places where their legends first arose? This is the arresting and original thesis that Adrienne Mayor explores in The First Fossil Hunters. Through careful research and meticulous documentation, she convincingly shows that many of the giants and monsters of myth did have a basis in fact in the enormous bones of long-extinct species that were once abundant in the lands of the Greeks and Romans.
Main title:
The first fossil hunters : dinosaurs, mammoths, and myth in Greek and Roman times / Adrienne Mayor ; with an introduction by the author.
Author:
Mayor, Adrienne, 1946-, author
Imprint:
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2023]©2000
Collation:
xxx, 361 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Notes:
First published 2000. Reissued in papack with a new introduction by the author, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780691245607 (pbk)9780691245607
Dewey class:
560.938
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
546329
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 560.938 MAY | Available |