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American Indian places: a historical guidebook
By Frances H. Kennedy. 2008
Historical guide to 366 sites within the United States that are significant to Native Americans and open to the public,…
organized by geographic region. Each location is listed with an essay conveying its importance, history, and archaeological background. Addresses proper visitor protocol. 2008Temples, tombs, & hieroglyphs: a popular history of ancient Egypt
By Barbara Mertz. 2007
Informal introduction to the study of ancient Egypt by Egyptologist and novelist Barbara Mertz (a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters). Chronicles the civilization's…
rise and fall, from the great dynasties to the Roman conquest (3150 to 30 B.C.). Discusses politics, society, religion, major discoveries, and archaeological techniques. Update of 1964 edition. 2007Nez Perce country
By Alvin M. Josephy Jr.. 2007
The founding chair of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian surveys the history of the Nez Perce tribe…
of the Pacific northwest. Discusses the interactions between natives and settlers after the Lewis and Clark expeditions, including massacres, land grabs, and treaty negotiations. Introduction by Jeremy Fivecrows. 2007Do all Indians live in tipis?: questions and answers from the National Museum of the American Indian
By National Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of the American Indian Staff. 2007
Reference queries received by the staff of the National Museum of the American Indian. Dozens of questions answered by Native…
Americans cover history, culture, and language. Topics include ceremonies, totem poles, myths, captivity stories, slavery, clothing, tribal enrollment, and government benefits. For senior high and older readers. 2007The far traveler: voyages of a Viking woman
By Nancy Marie Brown. 2007
Author traces the life of Gudrid, an eleventh-century Viking woman whose journeys to Greenland, North America, and Europe were recorded…
in two medieval Icelandic sagas. Draws on archaeological evidence, scientific data, and literary accounts to reconstruct Gudrid's travels, personal life, and the society in which she lived. 2007Bodies from the ice: melting glaciers and the recovery of the past
By James M. Deem. 2009
Discusses ice mummies discovered as glaciers melt in the European Alps, South America's Andes, and Asia's Himalayas. Explains that scientists'…
study of these frozen remains of hunters, children, and mountain climbers reveals information about food, tools, clothing, and conditions in the past. For grades 5-8. 2008The Nez Perces in the Indian territory: Nimiipuu survival
By J. Diane Pearson. 2008
American Indian Studies professor traces the history of the Nez Perces and their maltreatment by the U.S. government. Focuses on…
the years after the 1877 undeclared war when the Pacific Northwest Indians were deported to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Describes their legal battles and daily suffering from poverty and disease. 2008American Indians and the law: The Penguin Library of American Indian History (Penguin library of American Indian history)
By Colin G. Calloway, N. Bruce Duthu, Bruce Duthu. 2008
Law professor Duthu, a United Houma Indian Nation tribal member from Louisiana, uses court cases and statutes to demonstrate the…
evolution of Native American rights. Highlights inconsistencies in the interpretation of federal and state law even though native tribes are considered sovereign governments under the U.S. Constitution. 2008Mysteries of the mummy kids
By Kelly Milner Halls. 2007
Discusses child mummies found in South America, Egypt, Europe, Asia, and North America--from the oldest in Chile to the most…
recent in Washington, D.C. Describes each mummy's location, appearance, and probable cause of death, as well as clothing, toys, and ornaments found nearby. For grades 4-7. 2007The gold of Exodus: the discovery of the true Mount Sinai
By Howard Blum. 1998
Describes how, in the late 1980s, Larry Williams, a self-made millionaire, and Bob Cornuke, an ex-policeman, discovered what they believed…
to be Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia. Recalls drawing the attention of both Saudi and Israeli agents when the site was revealed to be a top-secret Saudi military installation. 1998Ancient China: archaeology unlocks the secrets of China's past (National Geographic investigates)
By Jacqueline A Ball, Richard H. Levey, Jacqueline Ball. 2007
Explains archaeologists' exploration of ancient tombs and villages to find clues about the way people lived long ago. Discusses the…
two-thousand-year-old pottery army guarding the tomb of the first emperor of China, jade burial suits, and the best-preserved mummy in the world--Lady Dai. For grades 4-7. 2007Describes discoveries by archaeologists using modern technology, such as CT scans, to expand knowledge of ancient Egyptian civilizations. Presents findings…
on hieroglyphics, pyramids, tombs, and mummies and explains what this information reveals about daily life thousands of years ago. For grades 4-7. 2007House of rain: tracking a vanished civilization across the American Southwest
By Craig Childs. 2007
National Public Radio contributor, author of Soul of Nowhere (RC 63294), recounts his travels among the ruins of the pre-Columbian…
pueblo people known as the Anasazi. Childs discusses their once-flourishing culture and mysterious demise while he describes visiting their lands, including New Mexico's Chaco Canyon and Colorado's Mesa Verde. 2006Discusses and analyses archaeological finds in Peru to learn about ancient civilizations of the Moche and Inca. Covers woven clothing,…
Nasca line drawings, expert stonework in Cusco, frozen mummies, and the long-lost mountain city Machu Picchu. Describes using computer imagery and CAT scans as investigative tools. For grades 4-7. 2007Ancient Africa: archaeology unlocks the secrets of Africa's past (National Geographic investigates)
By Victoria Sherrow. 2007
Describes archaeological discoveries on the continent of Africa that expand knowledge of prehistoric people and human development. Discusses artifacts and…
fossil remains in East Africa, pyramids in Nubia, stone structures in Zimbabwe, and rock paintings in the Sahara. Features scientists' interpretation of these findings. For grades 4-7. 2007The voyage of the Vizcaína: the mystery of Christopher Columbus's last ship
By Klaus Brinkbäumer, Klaus Brinkbaumer, Clemens Hoges, Annette Streck, Clemens Höges. 2006
German journalists recount efforts of explorers and scholars to positively identify a shipwreck off Panama's Caribbean coast as that of…
the Vizcaína, one of Columbus's ships that sank in 1504 during his fourth and final New World expedition. Chronicles Columbus's voyage and inconclusive recovery efforts. Originally published in German. 2004Soul of nowhere: traversing grace in a rugged land
By Craig Childs. 2002
Nature writer and author of The Secret Knowledge of Water (RC 52722) relates his adventures and personal discoveries exploring the…
cliffs, canyons, and caves of Arizona, Utah, and Mexico. Through observing ancient archaeological sites and remains of vanished cultures, Childs becomes part of a land of constant change and its "inalienable, voracious presence." 2002Maritime archeologist chronicles the excavation of a fifteenth-century shipwreck believed to contain golden-age Vietnamese pottery. Details dive and surface operations…
and the efforts of Chinese businessman Ong Soo Hin, Oxford University's Mensun Bound, and the author himself (a project manager) to salvage, preserve, and identify the relics. 2007Warrior woman: a novel : based on the life of Nonhelema, Shawnee woman chief
By James Alexander Thom, Dark Rain Thom. 2004
Fictionalized account of Shawnee women's peace chief Nonhelema, who attempts to negotiate an armistice with both the Americans and British…
during the Revolutionary War. Nonhelema's loyalties are divided as her white allies betray her and she is alienated from her people. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2003Outside and inside mummies
By Sandra Markle. 2005
Markle shows what cutting-edge technology--CT scans, electron microscopes, and computer imaging--reveals about the lives of humans who died centuries ago.…
Explains how scientists determine age, gender, genetic makeup, and cause of death in mummies from Egypt as well as from South America and Europe. For grades 4-7. 2005