From Black Land to Fifth Sun: The Science of Sacred Sites

A renowned archaeologist uncovers the “archaeology of the mind” and how it takes us further into the past than mere artifacts.

“This is Fagan at his best.”—Nature

From the Nile's black land to the Aztec's world of the Fifth Sun, from the shrines at Phylakopi to the Maya ceremonial center of Xunantunich, sophisticated scientific techniques have given us insight into the intangible: our ancestors’ relationship with the cosmos, their notion of cyclical time, their dependence on—and worship of—t...