The past is investigated from many perspectives. Historians study manuscripts, documents, and books. Archaeologists analyse artifacts, sites, and remains. Anthropologists examine myths, legends, and folklore. However, the specialist nature of their work, with each discipline focusing on its own area of expertise, can leave crucial historical mysteries unsolved. Moreover, there are subjects that academics are often unwilling to touch. Only by examining such enigmas from an overall perspective, piecing together the fascinating evidence scattered throughout these diverse fields, and undertaking bold new, original research, can the most critical unanswered questions of the past be addressed. Working with researchers, authors, and those at the cutting edge of such work, Earthquest brings you face-to-face with some of the greatest historical mysteries in the world.