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By Eric H. Cline. 2009
Biblical archaeology seeks to illuminate the ancient world over a two thousand-year period in the Middle East and North Africa,…
not necessarily to prove or disprove Bible stories. Cline traces its evolution from pioneers to the present, from pick and shovel to DNA analysis, petrography, magnetometers, and satellite photography. 2009By Barry W. Cunliffe. 2010
Oxford University archaeologist weighs literary accounts of the Druids against the remaining evidence of their culture. Discusses Druid religious and…
burial practices, the reports of ancient Greek and Roman writers, and the post-medieval revival of interest in--and fanciful reinvention of--the Druids. 2010By Nancy Marie Brown. 2015
The Lewis chessmen were discovered in Scotland in the early 1800s. A historian traces these carved ivory game pieces from…
their probable creation in Iceland, and chronicles the North Atlantic world that the Vikings ruled for four hundred years. 2015By Alwyn Scarth. 2009
One of the world's most dangerous volcanoes and capable of destroying entire cities, Vesuvius has fascinated many for over two…
millennia. Scarth draws on research, eyewitness accounts, and other sources to depict the story of this violent volcano from ancient times until the early twenty-first century. 2009By Sarah S. Brannen, Christine Liu-Perkins. 2014
Explores the mysteries of the Mawangdui (mah-wahng-dway) tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds, and sheds light on what life…
was like during the Han dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). Details the burial and condition of Lady Dai's body and cause of death. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2014By Marilyn Johnson. 2014
Examination of those who choose a career in the field of archaeology--the study of the material remains of culture. Discusses…
the ways in which people are drawn into the field--such as a love of Indiana Jones--challenges archaeologists face in the twenty-first century, and day-to-day lives of practitioners. 2014By John Gaudet, John J Gaudet. 2014
Ecologist examines the natural history of the papyrus plant, from ancient Egypt to the modern era. Describes its usage in…
paper, and as a building material, food, and fuel. Explains the role it plays in its ecosystem. Theorizes on its uses in the future. 2014By Mac K Griswold, Mac Griswold. 2013
Cultural landscape historian uses primary documents and archaeological research to reconstruct the history of the Georgian-style Sylvester Manor on Shelter…
Island, New York. Traces the Quaker plantation owners through fifteen generations and discusses their relationships with the Manhansett Indians, roles in the Revolutionary War, and uses of slave labor. 2013By Brian M. Fagan, Brian Fagan. 2011
Anthropology professor and author of Cro-Magnon (DB 72886) surveys fifteen thousand years of Native American history and culture in North…
America. Discusses controversies over the first settlement and humans' role in animal extinction. Covers immigration routes and the diversity of hunter-gatherer societies. 2011By Donald P. Ryan. 2010
Archaeologist who discovered the mummy of female pharaoh Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Kings in 1989 describes his work…
for National Geographic and the BBC, collaborations with explorer Thor Heyerdahl, and digs in Egypt and Hawaii. 2010By Robert Solé. 2019
Panorama des faits marquants de l'égyptologie depuis le début du XIXe siècle : la découverte des momies royales et de…
la tombe de Toutankhamon, le déchiffrement des hiéroglyphes ou encore le déplacement des obélisques en Europe.By Neil MacGregor. 2011
British Museum director profiles one hundred pieces from the institution's collection that trace human history, from a stone chopping tool…
discovered in Tanzania in 1931--and estimated to be one of the first manmade objects--to a solar-powered lamp and charger manufactured in China in 2010. Bestseller. 2010By Craig Childs. 2010
Relic hunter and naturalist exposes the dark side of archaeology. Discusses the reasons people loot, citing cases of antiquities traffickers,…
immoral museum curators, and wealthy collectors. Argues that taking artifacts separates them from their history. Explains his own low-impact method of exploration. 2010By Peter L. Storck. 2004
Archaeologist's autobiographical account of fieldwork in Ontario that revealed early human settlements near the Great Lakes. Senior curator of the…
Royal Ontario Museum discusses his thirty-year career, including his study of stone-knapping techniques and painstaking work uncovering and correlating artifacts, and describes the challenges Paleo-Indians faced 11,500 years ago. 2004By Jill Rubalcaba, Peter Robertshaw. 2010
Discusses the scientific knowledge derived from four human ancestors: Africa's Turkana Boy, Portugal's Lapedo Child, Washington state's Kennewick Man, and…
an Italian glacier's Iceman. Covers these fossil skeleton discoveries and examines both deductions based on advanced laboratory-technology findings and ongoing archaeological debates. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010By Lois Miner Huey. 2010
Discusses archaeological finds at sites in New York and Delaware colonized by the Dutch between 1609 and 1664. Explains what…
scientists have learned from the garbage of ordinary settlers who lived in forts, towns, and farms. For grades 4-7. 2010By Marc Aronson, National Geographic Kids. 2010
Traces the history of archaeological excavation at 4,500-year-old Stonehenge in England. Discusses a Madagascar scientist's belief that the circle of…
stones was a memorial to the dead, rather than a temple, and British archaeologists' subsequent work to substantiate that opinion. For grades 5-8. 2010By Zahi Hawass, Zahi A Hawass, Sandro Vannini. 2009
Egyptologist examines noblemen's tombs--including advisers to the pharaohs, an army commander, an architect, and palace officials--from the New Kingdom (approximately…
1550 to 1100 BCE). Discusses the excavation of these newly discovered tombs and details of daily existence and religious beliefs derived from their murals. 2009By Maurice Cotterell, Gilbert Cotterell. 2010
An author and a scientist explore the Mesoamerican civilization of the Maya. They analyze Mayan history, cosmology, and astronomy, with…
an emphasis on concepts of time and the predictions that the world will end in 2012. Translated from English. Spanish language. 2009By Charles C. Mann. 2009
Portrays Native American societies in North, Central, and South America--their governments, agriculture, trade, and engineering feats. Discusses the age of…
the "New World," the military success of Europeans against larger armies, and whether the Americas were really a wilderness. Based on 1491 (DB 61198). For grades 5-8. 2009