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Author : Judy Monroe Peterson
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781435849587
This book offers insight into the fascinating field of archaeology. It examines what archaeologists do and what they have learned about past civilizations.
Author : Sheila Connolly
Publisher : Beyond The Page
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950461141
The New York Times bestselling author of Dead End Street returns with Nell Pratt discovering one of Philadelphia’s darker buried secrets . . . When a summer intern at the Preservation Society discovers an aged document hidden in the binding of an antique book, Society president Nell Pratt is intrigued by the possibilities: is it a valuable historic document or just a useless scrap of paper? When analysis reveals that it’s a hand-drawn map of one of Philadelphia’s oldest neighborhoods, Nell learns that the area is being excavated for a new real estate development and may hold long-buried secrets from the city’s historic heyday. Determined to get to the bottom of the map’s origin and what it might tell her about the mysterious plot of land, Nell will have to contend with a construction company owner who disappears, a former Society board member who’s harbored a dark secret her entire life, and a remarkable discovery that may have the dead turning over in their graves . . . Praise for the Museum Mysteries: “[The] archival milieu and the foibles of the characters are intriguing, and it’s refreshing to encounter an FBI man who is human, competent, and essential to the plot.” —Publishers Weekly “She’s smart, she’s savvy, and she’s sharp enough to spot what really goes on behind the scenes in museum politics.” —Mary Jane Maffini, author of the Charlotte Adams Mysteries “National Treasure meets The Philadelphia Story in this clever, charming, and sophisticated caper.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, award-winning author of The Other Woman
Author : Lisa Jane Gillespie
Publisher : Usborne Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 0794528139
A simple introduction to archaeology that discusses how archaeologists find artifacts and what they can learn from them.
Author : Eric H. Cline
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691166322
Preface : "Welcome to Armageddon"--Prologue : "Have Found Solomon's Stables" - Part I. 1920-1926. "Please Accept My Resignation" - "He Must Knock Off or You Will Bury Him" - "A Fairly Sharp Rap on the Knuckles" - "We Have Already Three Distinct Levels" -- Part II. 1927-1934. "I Really Need a Bit of a Holiday" - "They Can Be Nothing Else Than Stables" - "Admonitory but Merciful" - "The Tapping of the Pickmen" - "The Most Sordid Document" - "Either a Battle or an Earthquake" - Part III: 1935-1939. "A Rude Awakening" -- "The Director is Gone" - "You Asked for the Sensational" - "A Miserable Death Threat" - "The Stratigraphical Skeleton" - Part IV: 1940-2020. "Instructions Had Been Given to Protect This Property" - Epilogue "Certain Digging Areas Remain Incompletely Excavated" -- Cast of Characters: Chicago Expedition Staff and Spouses (alphabetical and with participation dates) - Year by Year List of Chicago Expedition Staff plus Major Events.
Author : Michael Kammen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226423326
With Digging Up the Dead, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Michael Kammen reveals a treasure trove of fascinating, surprising, and occasionally gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial throughout American history. Taking us to the contested grave sites of such figures as Sitting Bull, John Paul Jones, Frank Lloyd Wright, Daniel Boone, Jefferson Davis, and even Abraham Lincoln, Kammen explores how complicated interactions of regional pride, shifting reputations, and evolving burial practices led to public and often emotional battles over the final resting places of famous figures. Grave-robbing, skull-fondling, cases of mistaken identity, and the financial lures of cemetery tourism all come into play as Kammen delves deeply into this little-known—yet surprisingly persistent—aspect of American history. Simultaneously insightful and interesting, masterly and macabre, Digging Up the Dead reminds us that the stories of American history don’t always end when the key players pass on. Rather, the battle—over reputations, interpretations, and, last but far from least, possession of the remains themselves—is often just beginning.
Author : Mike Pitts
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780500774816
Britain has long been obsessed with its own history and identity, as an island nation besieged by invaders from beyond the seas: the Romans, Vikings and Normans. The long saga of prehistory is often forgotten. But our understanding of our past is changing. In the last decade, astounding archaeological discoveries have shed new light on those who have gone before us, radically altering the way we think about our history. This book presents ten of the most exciting and surprising of these discoveries. Mike Pitts leads us on a journey through time from the more recent and familiar to the most remote and bizarre, just as archaeologists delving into the earth find themselves moving backwards through the years until they reach the very oldest remnants of the past. At each of these sites we hear from the people who found and recovered these ancient remains, and follow their efforts to understand them. Some are major digs, carried out to record sites before they are covered over by new developments. Others are chance finds, leading to revelations out of proportion to the scale of the original projects. All are extraordinary tales of luck and cutting-edge archaeological science that have produced profound, and often unexpected, insights into peoples lives on these islands between a thousand and a million years ago.
Author : J Garrow Duncan
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022884107
J. Garrow Duncan's "Digging Up Biblical History" offers an overview of recent archeological discoveries in Palestine and their implications for the study of the Old Testament. From the excavation of Jericho to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, this book sheds light on the historical context of some of the most fascinating and controversial stories of the Hebrew Bible. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Robert Marcom
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781556229374
Take a guided tour of more than 15,000 years of life in Texas Mr. Marcom has authored a volume that makes the incredibly diverse archaeological record of Texas accessible to interested laypersons and beginning avocational archaeologists.
Author : Diane Marczely Gimpel
Publisher : Essential Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 1624032362
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.
Author : Lisa J. Amstutz
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781629685144
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.
Author : Richard F. Veit
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0813531136
When people think of archaeology, they commonly think of unearthing the remains of ancient civilizations in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Central or South America. But some fascinating history can be found in your own New Jersey backyard 3/4 if you know where to look. Richard Veit takes readers on a well-organized guided tour through four hundred years of Garden State development as seen through archaeology in Digging New Jerseys Past. This illustrated guidebook takes readers to some of the states most interesting discoveries and tells us what has been learned or is being learned from them. The diverse array of archaeological sites, drawn from all parts of the state, includes a seventeenth-century Dutch trading post, the site of the Battle of Monmouth, the gravemarkers of freed slaves, and a 1920s railroad roundhouse, among others. Veit begins by explaining what archaeologists do: How do they know where to dig? What sites are likely to yield important information? How do archaeologists excavate a site? How are artifacts cataloged, stored, and interpreted? He then moves through the states history, from the contact of first peoples and explorers, to colonial homesteads, Revolutionary War battlefields, cemeteries, railroads, and factories. Veit concludes with some thoughts about the future of archaeological research in New Jersey and with suggestions on ways that interested individuals can become involved in the field.
Author : Mary Meinking
Publisher : Essential Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Cuzco Region (Peru)
ISBN : 1624032346
Examines the exploration and study of Machu Picchu. Explores the lives of the site's builders, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts.
Author : H. J. Franken
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Dayr ʻAllā, Tall (Jordan)
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Janice Hechter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733686509
On a family visit to her grandparents in Israel, tomboy Dabi finds a kindred spirit in her aunt, who takes her on a new adventure where Dabi makes more than one important discovery. Includes author's note.
Author : Rebecca Yamin
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300142648
Beneath the modern city of Philadelphia lie countless clues to its history and the lives of residents long forgotten. This intriguing book explores eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Philadelphia through the findings of archaeological excavations, sharing with readers the excitement of digging into the past and reconstructing the lives of earlier inhabitants of the city.Urban archaeologist Rebecca Yamin describes the major excavations that have been undertaken since 1992 as part of the redevelopment of Independence Mall and surrounding areas, explaining how archaeologists gather and use raw data to learn more about the ordinary people whose lives were never recorded in history books. Focusing primarily on these unknown citizens-an accountant in the first Treasury Department, a coachmaker whose clients were politicians doing business at the State House, an African American founder of St. Thomas’s African Episcopal Church, and others-Yamin presents a colorful portrait of old Philadelphia. She also discusses political aspects of archaeology today-who supports particular projects and why, and what has been lost to bulldozers and heedlessness. Digging in the City of Brotherly Love tells the exhilarating story of doing archaeology in the real world and using its findings to understand the past.
