archeology

Photographs and illustrations describe what archaeologists do, how they find clues to the past, and what it takes to become an archaeologist.

The kids in Ms. Frizzle's class learn lessons about archaeology when they board the Magic School Bus--now a theory-testing laboratory--to try and figure out what the wooden hoop Arnold's archaeologist aunt dug up was used for in the past.

Explores the science of excavating and examining the debris of centuries of human life, from the Iron Age to recent history.

"Styx and their cohorts of deadly Armagi have swept across England, leaving death and devastation in their wake. Only a miracle can save the day and, in the inner world at the centre of the earth, Will and Elliott might just have stumbled upon one as they uncover ancient secrets that are fundamental to all human and Styx life"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a brief look at the life and reign of Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, and discusses the discovery of a huge army of terra cotta soldiers in 1974, complete with weapons, chariots, and horses, that were created to guard the emperor's tomb.

Presents recent archaeological findings about the first people to settle the Americas, how they got here, and from what continent they came.

Explores Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a vast burial ground containing more than seventy tombs, and discusses archaeologists' findings and challenges during nearly two hundred years of excavation.

An account of the final hours and rescue after more than a century of the Confederacy submarine the H.L. Hunley which disappeared off the coast of South Carolina on February 17, 1864, after an encounter with an Union battleship.

Explores the world of archaeology, and looks at some of the techniques that are used by scientists to piece together information about past civilizations.

Explains the work of contemporary archaeologists, how field work is done, and the conservation of sites.