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Author
Series
Scientific American Library volume no. 30
Publisher
Distributed by W.H. Freeman
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
Nowadays, archaeological investigators don't just dig up the past
They use high-tech equipment, chemical analyses, sampling strategies, and other modern means to gain a better understanding of why and how cultures change. Using the study of the Maya as a test case, Jeremy Sabloff shows how the exciting transformation of archaeology is shedding new light on past civilizations.
Author
Publisher
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
A reflection on some of the dilemmas that face archaeologists in modern American, focusing on examples from ancient Native civilizations in the southwest, and posing questions about whether or not archaeological finds should be put in museaums or left on site, and what should be done with ancient burial grounds.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Guarded by cliff, river, and desert, the more than sixty sites discussed in this revised and expanded edition of Ancient Ruins include the well-known--Mesa Verde, Canyon de Chelly--the remote--Grand Gulch, Kinishba Ruins--and the newly discovered--Casa Malpais, Chimney rock Pueblo.
In addition to descriptions of each site, the author provides time-saving tips for the traveler, citing major highways, nearby towns and the facilities they offer, campgrounds,...
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The evil spirit of Stern Dreamer sleeps for centuries until archaeologists uncover his ancient tomb; now only his direct descendant Pamela, who has lived apart from her Native American heritage, can imprison his spirit again.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script carved on monuments and painted on pottery and bark books ... [This program] highlights the ingenious breakthroughs that cracked the code, unleashing a flood of dramatic new insights about the ancient civilization"--Container.
Author
Language
English
Description
The author of the No-Eyes series weaves a suspenseful story about four people who, for various reasons, are strangely drawn to a sacred place hidden deep beneath the New Mexican desert. Is there a guarded chamber there that holds sacred scrolls and tablets with answers to humanity's most puzzling mysteries? The answers to that question and many others unfold in this tale of humanity grappling with its past history and future possibilities.