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44) Bones unearthed!
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Series
Creepy and true volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Discover all the mysteries, facts, and discoveries about skeletons that are creepy-and true-in the much-anticipated companion to Mummies Exposed! and Ghosts Unveiled! The Creepy and True series explores strange phenomena, fun facts, and out of the ordinary discoveries. Have you ever wondered what lies beneath our feet? Bones have a story to tell-and not always a happy one. Bones Unearthed!, book 3 of the Creepy and True series, investigates remarkable...
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Pub. Date
2009
Description
According to archaeologist Stephen H. Lekson, much of what we think we know about the Southwest has been compressed into conventions and classifications and orthodoxies. This book challenges and reconfigures these accepted notions by telling two parallel stories, one about the development, personalities, and institutions of Southwestern archaeology and the other about interpretations of what actually happened in the ancient past. While many works...
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Described as "magnificent" and a "masterly study" on its first publication, The Incas and their Ancestors quickly established itself as the best general introduction to the cultures and civilizations of ancient Peru. Now this classic text has been fully updated for the revised edition. New discoveries over the last decade are integrated throughout. The occupation of Peru's desert coast can now be traced back to 12,000 BC and ensuing maritime adaptations...
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Pub. Date
©2002
Description
The premier historical Jesus scholar joins a brilliant archaeologist to illuminate the life and teaching of Jesus against the background of his world. There have been phenomenal advances in the historical understanding of Jesus and his world and times, but also huge, lesser known advances in first-century Palestine archaeology that explain a great deal about Jesus, his followers, and his teachings. This is the first book that combines the two and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"How many female Viking warriors does it take to make a fact? When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are in fact female, she and her team upend centuries of historically accepted conclusions and ignite a furious debate around the reality of female Viking warriors and the role of gender in both ancient and modern times. In The Bones of Birka, author...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"What can modern forensic tools teach us about existing and newly uncovered artifacts from ancient Chinese dynasties? How can we learn about human migration from the discovery of preserved bodies? Can todays technology uncover new clues about the Great Wall of China? Dive into this intriguing title, which examines how forensic science has allowed scientists, archaeologists, and historians to solve mysteries and answer questions about ancient China."--amazon.com...
57) Pompeii
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Describes the evacuation of Pompeii and Herculaneum--destroyed by a volcano in A.D. 79--in the 1700s by the Italian government, including in-fighting among leaders, dangers workers faced, and the threat of treasure hunting over preservation.
58) Wretched ruins
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes ruins from around the world, along with the history from each site.