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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Discovering lost cities and pirate gold Discovering lost cities and pirate gold James De Winter "Describes some of the world's most famous archaeological discoveries, from King Tut's tomb to the Titanic"--Provided by publisher. OL13837296W
Shipwreck search Shipwreck search Sally M. Walker What a discovery! Deep under the Atlantic Ocean, divers found a shipwreck like no other. It was the H. L. Hunley, a submarine that had sunk during the Civil War! A team of scientists from all over th… OL15024348W
Terror in the Tomb of Death Terror in the Tomb of Death Alida E. Young **1997 ed. Paperback Reviewed in the United States on Nov. 28, 2007 by AMAZON.COM customer:** jtass - VINE VOICE - 4.0 out of 5 stars - Thriller for the pre-teen set **Young Donovan Hunt has tr… OL15153931W
Closer Closer Brian Williams,Roderick Gordon At long last reunited with his dad, Will now spends his days exploring the "land of the second sun," decoding the cryptic glyphs carved into its three mysterious temples--or eyeing the wild animals w… OL15520805W
Lost-in-Petra Lost-in-Petra Melissa Boyle Mahle Paula finds herself in the Lost City of Stone, where she sifts through the ruins with an archaeologist, visits a family that lives in Petra's caves, and wanders through the cavernous Siq in search of… OL17924640W
Mysteries of Lost Civilisations Mysteries of Lost Civilisations Anne Millard Describes the cultures, cities, people, and objects of ancient civilizations based on evidence from archaeological findings. OL1804517W
Detecting the past Detecting the past Mike Corbishley Explores new developments in the study of ancient rocks, minerals, and fossils, and the new importance of archaeology. OL1853266W
Discovery in the cave Discovery in the cave Mark Dubowski In 1940, four teenage boys and a dog dropped themselves into a hole in the forest floor. Using a flaming grease gun as a torch, they ventured deep underground, eventually coming to a huge cave, the w… OL1907134W
Ancient civilizations Ancient civilizations Grolier Educational (Firm) A multi-volume encyclopedia with alphabetically arranged topics relating to ancient civilizations and the discovery of famous archaeological sites. OL19243572W
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's shadow Jake Ransom and the Skull King's shadow James Rollins Connecticut middle-schooler Jake and his older sister Kady are transported by a Mayan artifact to a strange world inhabited by a mix of people from long-lost civilizations who are threatened by prehi… OL19877742W
Archeology Archeology Jane McIntosh Examines the world of archaeological discovery through photographs and accompanying text. Shows how artefacts from the past are preserved and discovered, and how they provide us with information abou… OL1993634W
Archaeology Archaeology Paul Devereux Examines the science of archaeology and how it reveals the evolution of human history by uncovering and studying the physical remains of the past. OL2036527W
The Ape Who Guards the Balance The Ape Who Guards the Balance Elizabeth Peters The Valley of the Kings, 1907. Journey on a perilous adventure into antiquity with Amelia Peabody, fiction's most beloved archaeologist, and her captivating cohorts. "Ape" has it all -- exotic scener… OL272743W
Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George and the dinosaur dig Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George and the dinosaur dig Cathy Hapka Curious George and the man in the yellow hat help some scientists dig for dinosaur bones. OL568823W
Motel of the mysteries Motel of the mysteries David Macaulay An arch and witty tale purporting to be the dissertation of some future archeologists' discovery and exploration of the "Toot and C'mon Motel" (any resemblance to a Holiday Inn and the Egyptian phara… OL74030W