Beneath every landscape, city, and civilization lies another world-older, darker, and far more active than it appears.
What Lies Beneath: The Secret Life of the World Below takes readers on a journey through the hidden realms beneath our feet, from fragile topsoil and ancient bedrock to underground rivers, living caves, mines, tunnels, buried cities, and the deepest scientific boreholes ever created.
John Pritchett explores how the underground has shaped both the physical world and the human imagination. Subterranean water sustains billions of people. Microbes survive miles below the surface without sunlight. Mines have supplied the materials that built civilizations, while tunnels, sewers, subways, bunkers, and hidden passageways form the unseen infrastructure of modern life.
The book also traces humanity's long psychological and spiritual relationship with depth. Ancient tombs, sacred caves, mythic underworlds, secret escape routes, and literary descents reveal why going underground has always represented more than physical movement. It is a journey toward origins, memory, danger, concealment, and transformation.
Blending geology, biology, archaeology, engineering, history, and mythology, What Lies Beneath reveals that the ground is not a passive foundation. It moves, stores water, preserves the past, shelters life, supports cities, and records changes unfolding across billions of years.
Accessible, wide-ranging, and filled with remarkable examples, this book invites readers to reconsider the world below-not as empty space, but as a living archive that continues to shape everything above it.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Beneath every landscape, city, and civilization lies another world-older, darker, and far more active than it appears.What Lies Beneath: The Secret Life of the World Below takes readers on a journey through the hidden realms beneath our feet, from fragile topsoil and ancient bedrock to underground rivers, living caves, mines, tunnels, buried cities, and the deepest scientific boreholes ever created.John Pritchett explores how the underground has shaped both the physical world and the human imagination. Subterranean water sustains billions of people. Microbes survive miles below the surface without sunlight. Mines have supplied the materials that built civilizations, while tunnels, sewers, subways, bunkers, and hidden passageways form the unseen infrastructure of modern life.The book also traces humanity's long psychological and spiritual relationship with depth. Ancient tombs, sacred caves, mythic underworlds, secret escape routes, and literary descents reveal why going underground has always represented more than physical movement. It is a journey toward origins, memory, danger, concealment, and transformation.Blending geology, biology, archaeology, engineering, history, and mythology, What Lies Beneath reveals that the ground is not a passive foundation. It moves, stores water, preserves the past, shelters life, supports cities, and records changes unfolding across billions of years.Accessible, wide-ranging, and filled with remarkable examples, this book invites readers to reconsider the world below-not as empty space, but as a living archive that continues to shape everything above it. Beyond the surface lies a vibrant, hidden realm of ancient secrets and vital systems. This sweeping exploration reveals how the depths beneath our feet shape our survival, our history, and our deepest myths. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798256170318
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Beneath every landscape, city, and civilization lies another world-older, darker, and far more active than it appears.What Lies Beneath: The Secret Life of the World Below takes readers on a journey through the hidden realms beneath our feet, from fragile topsoil and ancient bedrock to underground rivers, living caves, mines, tunnels, buried cities, and the deepest scientific boreholes ever created.John Pritchett explores how the underground has shaped both the physical world and the human imagination. Subterranean water sustains billions of people. Microbes survive miles below the surface without sunlight. Mines have supplied the materials that built civilizations, while tunnels, sewers, subways, bunkers, and hidden passageways form the unseen infrastructure of modern life.The book also traces humanity's long psychological and spiritual relationship with depth. Ancient tombs, sacred caves, mythic underworlds, secret escape routes, and literary descents reveal why going underground has always represented more than physical movement. It is a journey toward origins, memory, danger, concealment, and transformation.Blending geology, biology, archaeology, engineering, history, and mythology, What Lies Beneath reveals that the ground is not a passive foundation. It moves, stores water, preserves the past, shelters life, supports cities, and records changes unfolding across billions of years.Accessible, wide-ranging, and filled with remarkable examples, this book invites readers to reconsider the world below-not as empty space, but as a living archive that continues to shape everything above it. Beyond the surface lies a vibrant, hidden realm of ancient secrets and vital systems. This sweeping exploration reveals how the depths beneath our feet shape our survival, our history, and our deepest myths. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798256170318
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Beneath every landscape, city, and civilization lies another world-older, darker, and far more active than it appears.What Lies Beneath: The Secret Life of the World Below takes readers on a journey through the hidden realms beneath our feet, from fragile topsoil and ancient bedrock to underground rivers, living caves, mines, tunnels, buried cities, and the deepest scientific boreholes ever created.John Pritchett explores how the underground has shaped both the physical world and the human imagination. Subterranean water sustains billions of people. Microbes survive miles below the surface without sunlight. Mines have supplied the materials that built civilizations, while tunnels, sewers, subways, bunkers, and hidden passageways form the unseen infrastructure of modern life.The book also traces humanity's long psychological and spiritual relationship with depth. Ancient tombs, sacred caves, mythic underworlds, secret escape routes, and literary descents reveal why going underground has always represented more than physical movement. It is a journey toward origins, memory, danger, concealment, and transformation.Blending geology, biology, archaeology, engineering, history, and mythology, What Lies Beneath reveals that the ground is not a passive foundation. It moves, stores water, preserves the past, shelters life, supports cities, and records changes unfolding across billions of years.Accessible, wide-ranging, and filled with remarkable examples, this book invites readers to reconsider the world below-not as empty space, but as a living archive that continues to shape everything above it. Beyond the surface lies a vibrant, hidden realm of ancient secrets and vital systems. This sweeping exploration reveals how the depths beneath our feet shape our survival, our history, and our deepest myths. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798256170318
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