Sheba - Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Clapp, a noted documentary filmmaker, has lectured at Brown University, the University of California at Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology, the National Georgraphic Society, and the Goddard Space Center. Clapp lives in Los Angeles, California. Klappentext In this exhilarating archaeological adventure, Nicholas Clapp seeks the truth behind the legend of the Queen of Sheba. Ever since she swept into the court of King Solomon three thousand years ago, her story has been told and retold, often getting diluted, amended, and reworked along the way. In a quest to collect clues to the mystery of Sheba, Clapp travels to Ethiopia, Yemen, Israel, and even a village in France. Using the latest technology, including satellite images and carbon-14 dating, and some recent archaeological discoveries, he pieces together the facts behind Sheba's multifaceted myth. Zusammenfassung In this exhilarating archaeological adventure, Nicholas Clapp seeks the truth behind the legend of the Queen of Sheba. Ever since she swept into the court of King Solomon three thousand years ago, her story has been told and retold, often getting diluted, amended, and reworked along the way. In a quest to collect clues to the mystery of Sheba, Clapp travels to Ethiopia, Yemen, Israel, and even a village in France. Using the latest technology, including satellite images and carbon-14 dating, and some recent archaeological discoveries, he pieces together the facts behind Sheba's multifaceted myth.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Clapp
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2002
• EAN: 9780618219261
• ISBN: 978-0-618-21926-1
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Bibles, Middle East, Religion: general, History of Religion, Archaeology, Social and cultural history, Middle Eastern history, Biography: religious and spiritual, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Ancient religions and Mythologies, c 2686 to c 323 BCE (Ancient Egyptian period), Old Testaments, RELIGION: History, RELIGION: Biblical Studies / History & Culture, HISTORY: Ancient / General, HISTORY: Middle East / General, RELIGION: Ancient, HISTORY: Jewish, RELIGION: Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Archaeology, RELIGION: Biblical Biography / Old Testament, Jewish texts: Tanakh, Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim