archeology

Presents a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the discipline, covering research methods, how artifacts are recovered and analyzed, evolution, and many general facets of culture, art, and religion.

Defines archaeology, examines how archaeologists work, surveys excavation methods, and visits archaeology sites--from Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania to the Garbage Project in America.

A comprehensive guide to archeology that details a history of archaeological discoveries, and discusses excavation and post-fieldwork procedures, theoretical approaches to modern archaeology, case studies from real digs, information on archaeology-related careers, and more.

Brings together investigations into the past and highlights how recent research is revolutionizing our understanding of human history.

Rachel learns some important lessons about herself and her abilities when she becomes Mr. Whelan's assistant on an archaeological dig.

Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, is called upon to solve an archaeologist's wife's murder while she was on a dig in Iraq.

Provides reconstructions of ancient sites along with maps describing the development of early man.

Accompanying their parents on an archeological dig at the site of an ancient Hopewell Indian burial ground, sibling investigators Jason, Peter, and Kim discover that someone does not want the area disturbed.

Simple text and illustrations discuss archaeologists and their search for clues about the past through excavations, artifact analysis, and use of technology, and covers how much schooling is needed and various types of sites that can be explored.

When a mummy is stolen from the museum, Kit Salter and her friends try to track the thief, bringing them to the heart of the Western Desert, where both Kit and the villains face the terrible power of ancient Egypt.