History's ancient legacies

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Vol. 1. Pompeii tells the story of a doomed city, buried under a mountain of volcanic ash in 78 AD by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The rediscovered site uncovers the secrets of daily life, architecture, art and culture to his very day. and the remarkable degree of preservation of ancient objects.. Vol. 2. This is the story of the British Isles in prehistory: of the hunters and farmers who eked out a living from the land, and of Stonehenge, the megalithic structure which has become a symbol of those dark and mysterious times.