excavations (archaeology)

Learn about the mysteries surrounding the life and death of Tutankhamun, the boy king of Egypt.

Learn about the world?s oldest ship that was first discovered in a desert. Also discover how ships and the Nile River were closely connected to the ancient Egyptians? belief in death and the afterlife.

Readers will be able to explore the remains of the men and women who lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, and of hominoids of millions of years ago.

"[Provides an] introduction to the [Neolithic] period during which our ancestors stopped hunting and gathering and built permanent, settled villages where they developed farming, herding, new technologies and new social systems ..."--Back cover.

A brief introduction to the history of the Trojan War.

"Describes mysterious and unsolved archaeological sites and artifacts from around the world"--.

Actually finding the grave of Richard III, the last king of the English Plantagenet dynasty, was a riveting event for the world. And locating a direct descendent, who happened to be a carpenter, was also riveting. Especially because he constructed his kingly ancestor's coffin for the re-burial. The entire story of the excavation, reconstruction of King Richard III's face, and his reburial, completed the most sensational archaeological find for generations.

"Presents an investigation into the wreck of the Henrietta Marie and how it reflects the tragic history of slavery in England, West Africa, the Caribbean and America."--OCLC.