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The great journey The great journey Brian M. Fagan How, where, when, and why did human beings take the first steps in their journey to populate North America? First published in 1987, The Great Journey tells the story of the search for the first Amer… OL103273W
Solving the mysteries of the pyramids Solving the mysteries of the pyramids Fiona MacDonald This series shows archaeologists as detectives of the past and how they work to solve mysteries of ancient cultures and civilisations by literally 'Digging Into History' OL11756013W
The Alexander cipher The Alexander cipher Will Adams Workers in Alexandria are excavating for a new building when they discover the ruins of an old tomb, and all work crashes to a halt. According to federal law in Egypt, all discoveries must be properl… OL11967077W
Sussex Archaeological Collections, relating To The History And Antiquities Of The County Sussex Archaeological Collections, relating To The History And Antiquities Of The County George P. Bacon Volume XXII includes doings and reports about archaeology, buildings and people of Sussex from different times to 1870 and includes 19 illustrations and varios notes and queries OL13094231W
Ancient Rome Ancient Rome Sean Sheehan Highlights the many archaeological digs and findings in Rome and discusses what life was like in ancient Rome. OL14870830W
Novels (Congo / Eaters of the Dead / Sphere) Novels (Congo / Eaters of the Dead / Sphere) Michael Crichton Contains three of Crichton's previously published novels: [Congo][1], set deep in the jungle near the legendary ruins of a lost city; [Sphere][2], set a thousand feet below the surface of the South P… OL14950504W
Stopy dávnej minulosti 3. Zrod národa Stopy dávnej minulosti 3. Zrod národa Pavel Dvořák 287 p. ; ill. ; portraits ; 26 cm OL14985321W
Oxford Handbook of Material Culture Studies Oxford Handbook of Material Culture Studies Dan Hicks,Mary Carolyn Beaudry The Oxford Handbook of Material Culture Studies introduces and reviews current thinking in the interdisciplinary field of material culture studies. Drawing together approaches from archaeology, anthr… OL15410646W
Titanic and other lost ships Titanic and other lost ships John Malam "Describes the historical circumstances that led to ships sinking and being lost, such as the Titanic and the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley plus the archaeological discoveries that found evidence o… OL16262833W
The Chamber of Ten The Chamber of Ten Tim Lebbon,Christopher Golden "Geena Hodge is an American archeologist working to salvage Venice's past from the encroaching Adriatic Sea. When she and her lover, Nico, discover the lost library of Petrarch under the Piazza San M… OL16285862W
The Rise of Bronze Age Society The Rise of Bronze Age Society Kristian Kristiansen,Thomas B. Larsson,Kristiansen, Kristian Winner of the 2006 SAA Book Award Beginning with state formation and urbanization in the Near East c. 3000 BC and ending in Central and Northern Europe c. 1000-500 BC, the Bronze Age marks an heroic … OL600831W
Lost Histories Lost Histories Joel Levy Lost Histories looks at some of the great mysteries of the past, telling the stories of the tomb raiders and glory seekers who sought to solve them, and examining legends and historical facts to sort… OL6087213W
The illustrated atlas of archaeology The illustrated atlas of archaeology Sue Rollin Text, illustrations, and maps provide an overview of the science of archaeology, including excavation methods, restoration techniques, and the evolution of civilizations the world over as documented … OL6097619W
Archaeology Archaeology Clare Goff In this book you will find: - Great explorers. Lost cities. Buried treasures. Mummies and tombs. Treasures of the sea. The early alphabets. Findings from the air. Industrial… OL6178149W
Buried Treasure Buried Treasure Rupert Furneaux Describes 21 successful and unsuccessful attempts to recover real and legendary lost treasures including King Tut's tomb, sunken ships of the Spanish Armada, and El Dorado. Concludes with a brief des… OL6455478W
Finding out about the past Finding out about the past Mae Blacker Freeman An introduction to archeology, telling about ways archeologists work, dating and care of old objects, and the things archeologists have found and what they have learned from them. OL6815233W
Archaeology of Aboriginal Australia Archaeology of Aboriginal Australia Tim Murray Presents an overview of the key issues in contemporary Australian archaeology.During the past thirty years the human history of the Australian continent has become the object of intense national and … OL8875276W
The Early Bronze Age Tombs and Burials of Bb edh-Dhr', Jordan The Early Bronze Age Tombs and Burials of Bb edh-Dhr', Jordan Bruno Frolich This work is the result of decades of research on the Early Bronze Age skeletal material from the archaeological site of Bâb edh-Dhrâ' in Jordan. Bâb edh-Dhrâ' is home to one of the Near East's large… OL9495913W
Triskellion Triskellion Will Peterson Rachel and Adam are sent to stay with their grandmother, following their parents' divorce. But the quiet English village is a sinister, unsettling place. Is there a dark heart beating beneath the tha… OL9501944W
In Quest of Lost Worlds In Quest of Lost Worlds County Byron Khun De Prorok Our intrepid archeologist hardly stops to draw a breath as he tells the stories of five of his expeditions: his discovery of Tin Hinan's tomb in the Hoggar Mountains of the Sahara (1925-26), his exca… OL9911556W
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