Unearthing the Underworld

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Unearthing the Underworld reveals the hidden world of rocks the secret-keepers of past environments, of changing climates and the pulse of life over billions of years. Even the most seemingly ordinary stone can tell us much about the history of this planet, opening vistas of ancient worlds of ice, raging floods, strange, unbreathable atmospheres and prehistoric worlds teeming with life. Remarkably, many types of rock owe their existence to living organisms, from the remains of dead animals to rotting ancient forests, or even the activity of fungi, bacteria and viruses.

Anything but dull and uninteresting, rocks are intriguing portals that illuminate the secret underworld upon which we live.

'McNamara finds incredible worlds preserved in stones we tend to ignore as he explores life's rocky roads.' New Scientist

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9781789147186
Published: July 2023

Number of pages: 288
Width: 156 mm
Height: 208 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Reaktion Books