antiquities

Discusses ancient Egyptian customs and beliefs regarding death and the afterlife, the process of mummification, and the legend of a mummy's curse in relation to the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922.

Describes over fifty ancient rock art sites in the American Southwest and includes driving directions, photographs, side trips, and insight into the cultures that created the artworks.

Folk legends, oral tradition, stories, songs, and poems help recount the experiences of African women warriors from prehistory to the nineteenth century.

State-of-the-art archaeological equipment and computer technology propel an exploration of ancient Egypt. Features the first filmed visits to such sites as the tomb of Ramses II, the Abydos Boat Graves, and the skeletons at Mendes.

"With a flair for fashion and a love of cats, the ancient Egyptians weren't so different from us, except for the mummies and sarcophagi. This engaging book teaches readers about ancient Egyptian culture as they craft their way through history. Readers will love the diverse variety of activities, drawing hieroglyphics in clay, designing their own jewelry, making animal mummies, and more. Easy-to-follow instructions and photographs make these fun projects accessible to a wide range of ages and abilities. Full of interesting facts, this book is a fascinating combination of hands-on art activities and history that readers will love.".

An examination of a sophisticated ancient culture, its cities, agriculture, trade, art, religion and science, as revealed by modern archeological studies.

An introduction to ancient Egypt features photos, timelines, and graphics that share insights into pharaohs, mummies, and pyramids while inviting readers to decode hieroglyphics and consider the actual cause of King Tut's death.

Describes the Cardiff Giant hoax, in which people of upstate New York were fooled into believing that the petrified form of a giant human being had been uncovered from the ground in 1869.