archaeologists

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.

When Scooby-Doo and the gang arrive at Professor Dinkley's archaeological dig in Mexico, they find Velma's uncle missing, and the workers terrified of chupacabras and Aztec gods--and the reader must help them solve the mystery.

Discusses careers in the field of history, with information about pay and job prospects, educational requirements, comments from industry insiders, and more.

An archaeologist working in the pyramids of modern day Giza travels back in time where she meets Cleopatra.

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

As young archaeologist Will Burrows continues to search for his lost father in the strange underground world he has discovered beneath the city of London, he stumbles across a sinister plot with terrible implications for the world above.

From archaeological digs that have uncovered the earliest Sumer civilizations through boats that may have sailed around the time of Jesus, the region that was once ancient Mesopotamia has remains of the oldest cities, religious sites, and artifacts in the world. This text introduces readers to this important civilization, and encourages them to trace its development through the chronological organization of important archaeological finds. The text covers finds at places such as Nineveh and Babylon, as well as important objects such as the Pilate Stone, dead sea scrolls, and the Sea of Galilee boat.

There’s more to ancient Greece than Athens and Sparta. Readers explore the history and culture of ancient Greece through the landmark archaeological finds that have taken place in the region. The chronological arrangement of the text allows readers to trace the civilization’s development from the days of the Minoan and Mycene through the end of antiquity. Readers will delight in reading about the first Olympic games, the Acropolis, and more.

Ancient Egypt was a formative civilization in the history of the world. This volume examines the main archaeological sites of ancient Egypt from the predynastic period through the Greco-Roman period, allowing readers to trace the chronological development of the civilization. Readers will marvel at the exciting digs at major temple sites—including Valley of the Kings, the Giza pyramids, Karnak Temple, and more—as well as at the everyday objects ordinary citizens left behind.

Describes life in the early days of Viking times.