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Tutankhamun and other lost tombs
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John Malam |
"Describes the historical circumstances that led to the deaths of and tombs being built for royalty such as Tutankhamun of Egypt, King Phillip II of Macedonia and Prince Liu Sheng of China plus the a… |
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Manjhi moves a mountain
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Nancy Churnin |
For twenty years, Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel to carve a path through the mountain to allow his poor village access to the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. |
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True Stories of Astounding Archaeological Discoveries
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Fiona MacDonald |
Do you know: Who discovered Supercroc? Where the Moche people lived? Why a terracotta army was buried in China? Do you have what it takes to be an amazing archaeologist? Read this book to find out. |
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Howard and the Mummy
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Tracey Fern |
A captivating picture book biography about Howard Carter, the discoverer of King Tut's tomb in 1922.
Howard Carter was obsessed with mummies. He met his first when he was a boy in England and live… |
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The curse of King Tut's tomb
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Janey Levy |
"When archaeologist Howard Carter saw gold gleaming in a dark chamber he excavated in Egypt in 1922, he knew he had found the pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb. People around the world eagerly read newspape… |
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Bodies from the ash
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James M. Deem |
Details the events that occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii in 79 A.D., focusing on how this information was deduced from the skeletons found by archaeologists at the site. In anc… |
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The young Oxford book of archaeology
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N. Moloney |
Defines archaeology, examines how archaeologists work, surveys excavation methods, and visits archaeology sites--from Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania to the Garbage Project in America. |
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Digging and discovery
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Diane Holliday,Bobbie Malone,Diane Young Holliday |
Takes a look at Wisconsin's past through the various archaeological sites in the state. |
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Water panthers, bears, and thunderbirds
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Amy Rosebrough |
Introduces effigy mound sites, man-made hills shaped like animals usually used to bury the dead, that are found in five southern Wisconsin counties, and provides exercises in comparing, contrasting, … |
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