antiquities

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Easter Island--the mystery solved

1989
Discusses the mysteries of Easter Island including how the statues were made and moved, and where the Easter Islanders themselves came from?.

Indian tribes of the Americas

chronicles from National Geographic
2000
Articles originally published in "National Geographic" tell of the archeological searches for the ruins of Chaco Canyon, where the Navaho, Zuni, and Hopi Indian tribes lived, as well as the Pueblo Bonito expedition.

Lost cities of the Maya

1992
Examines the Mayan civilization and how their elaborate sites were built in Central America.

Ancient empires & mighty people

1994
Presents the story of the ancestors of today's Hispanics, discussing how and where they lived.

Inca gold

a Dirk Pitt adventure
2007
When Dirk Pitt saves a group of archaeologists from drowning, he finds himself caught up in a smuggling ring searching for lost Inca treasure.

Frozen girl

1998
Discusses the discovery, history, and significance of an Incan mummy found frozen in the mountains of Peru.

Sacred monkey river

a canoe trip with the gods
2000
Christopher Shaw chronicles the experiences he had while exploring the rivers of the Mexican and Guatemalan borders.

Machu Picchu

unveiling the mystery of the Incas
2004
Presents an overview of the fifteenth-century ruins of the Inca empire. Includes new and archival photographs as well as color illustrations of numerous artifacts discovered at the site.

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