Digging Up the Past
Author: Leonard Woolley
Publisher:
Published: 1956
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13:
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Digging Up the Past
Author: John Collis
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 1996-11-07
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 0750954183
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1629685143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery 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
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781629683010
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery 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:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781869404659
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1629685119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery 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.
Digging Up the Past
Author: Adam Ford
Publisher:
Published: 2016-07-22
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780170379533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDid 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: Vivian Sathre
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780836823028
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBecause Wishbone keeps getting interrupted while trying to take a nap, he begins thinking about Rip Van Winkle and finds himself in Rip's shoes, finally waking to a changed world.
Pompeii
Author: Sarah Pitt Kaplan
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780516251226
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuried 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: Kay Arthur
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Published: 2001-11-15
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0736935681
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKids 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.
