archeology

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Examines the careers available in the field of archaeology, discussing the necessary education, training, and on-the-job duties.

Explores the lives and careers of over thirty archaeologists who have made significant contributions to the field, grouped chronologically by era. Includes maps, as well as brief mentions of other notable archaeologists.

Collects one hundred facts about archaeology, covering buried treasure, monuments, ancient weapons, famous sites, and more; and includes illustrations, cartoons, quizzes, and activities.

Examines various treasure objects that have been lost and recovered by explorers and scientists throughout history; and includes a CD with clip-art and a fold-out wall chart.

Discusses the efforts of Heinrich Schliemann to uncover the ancient city of Troy and what his archeological finds revealed about life in this legendary location.

Depressed by the continuing absence of his beloved father and the distant behavior of his mother, eleven-year-old Richie retreats to a remote island near his Washington State home and finds a great archeological mystery.

Provides information about some of the world's most significant archaeological sites around the world; features illustrations and interpretations of artifacts found at each location; and includes maps that pinpoint over 1,200 additional sites, as well as discussions of the science and techniques of archaeology.

When paleoecologist Evan Marshall and his small group of scientists discover a large, ancient animal encased in ice two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, the media threatens to reveal the creature on television, despite warnings from Native Americans that a mythic killing machine maybe released.

Two women, separated by eight centuries, become caught up in the same mystery when volunteer archaeologist Alice Tanner, working in a cave near Carcassonne, stumbles upon two skeletons, and a stone ring engraved with a labyrinth which had been entrusted to Alais, the daughter of one of the appointed guardians of the Holy Grail, in 1209 on the eve of the invasion by French Crusaders.