For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to
the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was dominated by the dynamic
military power of Assyria.
At the zenith of its rule Assyria could lay claim to an empire that
stretched from Egypt in the west to the borders of Iran in the east and
encompassed for the first time in history, within the realm of a single
imperial domain, the whole of the 'Fertile Crescent'.
Discusses the voyages undertaken, navigation routes followed, and watercraft of explorers in the ancient world, from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Middle Ages.
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Drawing on a wide variety of modern and classical sources and multiple
disciplines, this book presents hypothesizes about the relationship
between human language and thought to brain specialization. The authors
focus on aphasia-language disorder resulting from local brain damage
and show that the clinical aspect represents not only loss of function
of the damaged area, but also results from the interaction between
damaged and intact areas of the brain.
From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef to glorious, sophisticated
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The mysterious Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Red Center that has awed people for thousands of years
Where
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discovering Australia’s best wines
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ranging from luxury hotels to an African-style safari camp with
air-conditioned tents to a motel with underground rooms reached by a
maze of tunnels dug out of the rock
The best places to experience Aboriginal culture and find Aboriginal arts and crafts
From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef to glorious, sophisticated
cities like Sydney, this guide helps you find the Australian adventures
and attractions that are right for you, whether you’d like to cuddle a
koala, explore a shipwreck, swim with whale sharks, or climb the Sydney
Harbour Bridge. It gives you the scoop on:
