Digging Up the Past
Author : Leonard Woolley
Publisher :
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN :
Digging Up the Past
Author : John Collis
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 1996-11-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0750954183
Book Description
This concise and fully illustrated introduction to methods of excavation describes a technique that is essential for all kinds of archaeology. It presents new ideas on excavation techniques and challenges traditional approaches to site organisation and recording. John Collis uses his 40 years of excavation experience to recommend practical solutions to problems, and considers the impact of computerisation and other technical innovations. He also describes the history and development of archaeological excavation which provides a background to the methods employed today. This practical common sense guide should find a place on the bookshelf of everyone who practices archaeology on a professional or amateur basis, and is illuminating reading for anyone who wants to understand how archaeologists can recover the past by digging in the soil.
Titanic
Author : Lisa J. Amstutz
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 13,69 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1629685143
Book Description
Every new and groundbreaking archaeological discovery refines our understanding of human history. This title examines the exploration and study of the Titanic's wreck. The book explores the ship's sinking, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts. Well-placed sidebars, vivid photos, helpful maps, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of the topic. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Pompeii
Author : Diane Marczely Gimpel
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 31,4 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781629683010
Book Description
Every new and groundbreaking archaeological discovery refines our understanding of human history. This title examines the exploration and study of Pompeii. The book explores the lives of the city's builders and the city's destruction, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts. Well-placed sidebars, vivid photos, helpful maps, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of the topic. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Digging Up the Past
Author : David Veart
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781869404659
Book Description
In this book David Veart walks alongside New Zealand archaeologists as they dig up the past on top of volcanoes and beneath city streets, in Maori pa and explorers huts.
Цtzi the Iceman
Author : Amanda Lanser
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 40,97 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1629685119
Book Description
Every new and groundbreaking archaeological discovery refines our understanding of human history. This title examines the study of Ötzi the iceman. The book explores what scientists know about Ötzi's life, traces his discovery and the subsequent scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts. Well-placed sidebars, vivid photos, helpful maps, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of the topic. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Pompeii
Author : Sarah Pitt Kaplan
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 9780516251226
Book Description
Buried cities, mummified bodies, armies of clay - this series digs down deep into history to uncover some of the mysteries of the past.
Digging Up the Past
Author : Adam Ford
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 34,61 MB
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9780170379533
Book Description
Did you know that some people travel around the world digging things out of the ground for a living? Archaeologist Adam Ford explains exactly what his job involves. Read about the types of places an archaeologist can work in and the sorts of things they find. And find out what makes an ordinary house turn into a ruin over many years. Adam recounts the childhood event that made him want to become an archaeologist, some of the faraway places his job has taken him to and the amazing discoveries he's made while 'digging up' the past. Learn why peering into history ' through archaeology ' can teach us so much about today.
Digging Up the Past
Author : Kay Arthur
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 2001-11-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736935681
Book Description
Kids join inductive detectives Max and Molly and archaeologist Uncle Jake on a treasure hunt for truth. They'll uncover how God deals with sin, why God flooded the earth, where the different nations and languages came from, and what God's plan is for saving people.
Digging Up History
Author : Judy Monroe Peterson
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1435849582
Book Description
This book offers insight into the fascinating field of archaeology. It examines what archaeologists do and what they have learned about past civilizations.
