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Kingdom of Bones : a thriller / by Rollins, James,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."It begins in Africa ... A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field. Men, women, and children have been reduced to a dull, catatonic state. The environment surrounding them--plants and animals--has grown more cunning and predatory, evolving at an exponential pace. The insidious phenomenon is spreading from a cursed site in the jungle known to locals as the Kingdom of Bones and sweeping across Africa, threatening the rest of the world. What has made the biosphere run amok? Is it a natural event? Or more terrifyingly, did someone engineer it? Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force are prepared for the extraordinary and have kept the world safe, vigilance for which they have paid a tragic personal price. Yet, even these brilliant and seasoned scientific warriors do not understand what is behind this frightening development--or know how to stop it. As they race to find answers, the members of Sigma quickly realize they have become the prey. To head off global catastrophe, Sigma Force must risk their lives to uncover the shattering secret at the heart of the African continent--a truth that will illuminate who we are as a species and where we may be headed ... sooner than we know. Mother Nature--red in tooth and claw--is turning against humankind, propelling the entire world into the Kingdom of Bones."-from publisher's description.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Antiquities; Human evolution; Scientific expeditions; Scientists; Special operations (Military science); Weapons, Ancient;
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Kingdom of Bones [text (large print)] : a thriller / by Rollins, James,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."It begins in Africa ... A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field. Men, women, and children have been reduced to a dull, catatonic state. The environment surrounding them--plants and animals--has grown more cunning and predatory, evolving at an exponential pace. The insidious phenomenon is spreading from a cursed site in the jungle known to locals as the Kingdom of Bones and sweeping across Africa, threatening the rest of the world. What has made the biosphere run amok? Is it a natural event? Or more terrifyingly, did someone engineer it? Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force are prepared for the extraordinary and have kept the world safe, vigilance for which they have paid a tragic personal price. Yet, even these brilliant and seasoned scientific warriors do not understand what is behind this frightening development--or know how to stop it. As they race to find answers, the members of Sigma quickly realize they have become the prey. To head off global catastrophe, Sigma Force must risk their lives to uncover the shattering secret at the heart of the African continent--a truth that will illuminate who we are as a species and where we may be headed ... sooner than we know. Mother Nature--red in tooth and claw--is turning against humankind, propelling the entire world into the Kingdom of Bones."-from publisher's description.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Novels.; Antiquities; Human evolution; Scientific expeditions; Scientists; Special operations (Military science); Weapons, Ancient;
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Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations. by M. Fagan, Brian,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Brian M. FaganOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2003.Where do we come from? How did our ancestors settle this planet? How did the great historic civilizations of the world develop? How does a past so shadowy that it has to be painstakingly reconstructed from fragmentary, largely unwritten records nonetheless make us who and what we are? These 36 lectures bring you the answers that scientific and archaeological research and theorizing suggest about human origins, how populations developed, and the ways in which civilizations spread throughout the globe. It's a fascinating 36-lecture narrative that covers human prehistory from our beginnings more than 2.5 million years ago up to and beyond the advent of the world's first preindustrial civilizations.Along the way, you'll explore a fascinating set of civilizations, including Homo habilis (the first tool-making hominid); the Cro-Magnons, among the first known artists as well as hunter-gatherers; Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia and the intricate patchwork of city-states between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; and the mysterious Harappan civilization of the Indus. Woven through this narrative is a set of pervasive themes: emerging human biological and cultural diversity, the impact of human adaptations to climatic and environmental change, and the importance of seeing prehistory not merely as a chronicle of archaeological sites but of the stories of the people who created them.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; History, Ancient.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; History.; Archaeology.; Evolution (Biology).; Prehistoric peoples.;
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The Medieval Legacy. by Symes, Carol,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Carol SymesOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2022.In these 36 lectures, learn to recognize the medieval impacts on the modern world, including our representative government and the enduring culture of chivalry.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Ancient.; Social sciences.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; History.;
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The Viking Age. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Get to know the real Vikings, focusing not only on their famous raids and bloody conquests but also on their settlements, societies, spiritual beliefs, and more.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Anthropology.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Military history..; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; History.; History, Ancient.;
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Time Has Many Voices. by F. Byrd, Brian,film director.; Arellano, Monica,film director.; Gross, Phil,film director.; Vision Maker Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Vision Maker Media in 2022.In the Bay area of San Francisco is an ancient village site where native peoples long ago lived and prospered. Now, in a once in a lifetime event, the descendants of those people, the Muwekma Ohlone, have partnered with archeologists to conduct one of the most intensive studies ever undertaken at an early pre-contact site in California. As the excavation proceeds, the ancient voices will speak and the modern-day descendants will be listening.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Anthropology.; History, Ancient.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Latin America.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; Indians of North America.; California.; Archaeology.;
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Jesus and the Gospels. by Timothy Johnson, Luke,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Luke Timothy JohnsonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2004.Who was Jesus? JESUS AND THE GOSPELS examines the canonical Gospels, as well as the many other apocryphal texts that have contributed to our perceptions of Jesus, Mary, and Christianity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; History, Ancient.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; History.; Christianity.; Jesus Christ.; Religion--Study and teaching.; Religion.;
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Queens of Ancient Egypt. by Rooke, Stephen,film director.; Perry, Jane,actor.; Curiosity Stream (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jane PerryOriginally produced by Curiosity Stream in 2022.Cleopatra may be the most famous ancient monarch, but she is only one in a long line of Egyptian queens, spanning 3,000 years of history.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; African studies.; Foreign study.; History, Ancient.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Middle East.; Current affairs.; History.; Egypt.; Egypt--History--To 332 B.C..; Documentary television programs.;
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Ancient Rome. by Threlfall, David,actor.; James, Geraldine,actor.; D'Arcy, James,actor.; Wilby, James,actor.; Sheen, Michael,actor.; Pertwee, Sean,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David Threlfall, Geraldine James, James D'Arcy, James Wilby, Michael Sheen, Sean PertweeOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2006.This dramatised documentary series tells the story of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome through the six key turning points. Factually accurate and based on extensive historical research, it reveals how the greed, lust and ambition of men like Caesar, Nero and Constantine shaped the Roman Empire.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Ancient.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; History.; Documentary television programs.;
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Unearthed. by Hall, Andy,film director.; Jardine, Rachel,film director.; Curiosity Stream (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Curiosity Stream in 2022.Homicide detective Rod Demery and scientist Professor Turi King investigate history's most intriguing murders to find long-lost killers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; History, Modern.; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; History.; Murder.; History, Ancient.; True crime stories.; Detective and mystery films.; Documentary television programs.;
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