This book is part of a book series called Mysteries Of .

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Fiona Macdonald is the author of over 150 children's books, specializing in history. Dr Anne Millard is an archaeologist with a doctorate in Egyptology.

This book has the following chapters: Hidden places: lost and found; the stuff of legends. The lost cultures: decline, destruction and death; who were they? Missing people: the forgotten women; people of legend. Mysterious objects: the lost books; why were they made? New Ideas and investigations: faces from the past; methods for the future.