The nineteen essays in this book originated from a Metropolitan Museum symposium held in conjunction with the exhibition 'The Golden Deer of Eurasia: Scythian and Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes' (2000-2001). Texts by prominent scholars include: "The Prehistory of Scythian Cavalry: The Evolution of Fighting on Horseback" by David W. Anthony; "Steppe Nomadic Culture...(展开全部)

Spectacular works of art have recently been excavated in Filippovka, Russia. They were created from about the fifth to the fourth century B.C. by the nomadic people who lived on the steppes of the southern Ural Mountain region. The objects include wooden, deerlike creatures overlaid with sheets of gold and silver, as well as gold attachments, with representations of animals, fo...(展开全部)

In 1886, the Ihalmiut people of northern Canada numbered seven thousand; by 1946, when Farley Mowat began his two-year stay in the Arctic, the population had fallen to just forty. With them, he observed for the first time the phenomenon that would inspire him for the rest of his life: the millennia-old migration of the Arctic’s caribou herds. He also endured bleak, interminable...(展开全部)

作者 法利•莫厄特（1921—2014），加拿大国宝级作家，坚定的环保主义者，一生出版著作44本，有2500多万册远销世界60多个国家。代表作有《与狼共度》《鲸之殇》《鹿之民》《屠海》等。1981年，他被授予加拿大国家二等官佐勋章——加拿大的最高荣誉之一，旨在表彰他对全人类的贡献。 译者 舒兰，绵阳师范学院外国语学院教师，主题研究方向为英汉语言对比与翻译，曾参与四川李白文化研究中心课题“李白传说故事”汉英翻译工作，主持四川省翻译协会课题“平武白马藏族文化外译问题与对策探究”等科研课题。 骆海辉，绵阳师范学院外国语学院教授、四川省翻译协会常务理事、西南科技大学MTI（翻译硕士）教育中心兼职硕士生导师。绵阳师范学院首届“教学良师”。已出版译著《欧洲民族思想变迁：一部文化史》等。

In 1886, the Ihalmiut people of northern Canada numbered seven thousand; by 1946, when Farley Mowat began his two-year stay in the Arctic, the population had fallen to just forty. With them, he observed for the first time the phenomenon that would inspire him for the rest of his life: the millennia-old migration of the Arctic’s caribou herds. He also endured bleak, interminable...(展开全部)

作者简介： A-M.威特基，德国图宾根大学古典考古学系博士。 E.奥尔斯豪森，德国斯图加特大学历史系教授。 R.希德拉克，制图专家，任职于德国图宾根大学地理学系。 译者简介： 葛会鹏，复旦大学历史学博士，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所讲师、历史文化学院博士后，主要研究 方向为古代埃及史。 古原驰，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所罗马史博士。 史湘洁，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所希腊史博士。 王聪，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所古典文献学硕士。

The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. While several of these are well known, for all those that have been recorded, many have been unjustly forgotten. Our history is overflowing with different cultures that have all evolved over time, sometimes dissolving or reforming, though ultimately shaping the way we con...(展开全部)

作者简介： A-M.威特基，德国图宾根大学古典考古学系博士。 E.奥尔斯豪森，德国斯图加特大学历史系教授。 R.希德拉克，制图专家，任职于德国图宾根大学地理学系。 译者简介： 葛会鹏，复旦大学历史学博士，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所讲师、历史文化学院博士后，主要研究 方向为古代埃及史。 古原驰，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所罗马史博士。 史湘洁，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所希腊史博士。 王聪，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所古典文献学硕士。

The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. While several of these are well known, for all those that have been recorded, many have been unjustly forgotten. Our history is overflowing with different cultures that have all evolved over time, sometimes dissolving or reforming, though ultimately shaping the way we con...(展开全部)

At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life--but what would the world make of his ex...(展开全部)