Mysterious Places McNeill, George

In this voyage in pictures the reader encounters some of humanity's most enduring and enigmatic creations. The stone riddles of Carnac and Stonehenge, the lost cities of Petra and Machu Picchu and the pyramids of Egypt and Mexico are legacies of early cultures whose deep knowledge of cosmic forces we are just now beginning to appreciate. Looking at the elaborate masonry of Chartres, Angkor Wat and Borobudur: the reader can find many similarities. From the cave paintings of Lascaux to the astonishing statuary art of Easter Island and the baffling lines of the Nasca Valley, Mysterious Places captures the world's most sacred monuments and sites in over 100 breathtaking colour photographs.