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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
The dark legends of Scotland were an archaeologist's dream. Verity Grey was thrilled to be at a dig for an ancient Roman camp in the Scottish village. But danger was in the air--in the icy reserve of archeologist David Fortune. In the haunted eyes to the little boy who had visions of a slain Roman sentinel. And in the unearthly sound of the ghostly Shadowy Horses, who carried men away to the land of the dead.
3) The tombs
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
p2012
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Physical Desc
9 sound discs (11.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What they find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder . . . a bounty that has never been found. As they follow the trail through...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today. In the remote mountains of Croatia, an archaeologist makes a strange discovery: a subterranean Catholic chapel, hidden for centuries, holds the bones of a Neanderthal woman. In the same cavern system, elaborate primitive paintings tell the story of an immense battle between tribes of Neanderthals and monstrous shadowy...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the history and culture of ancient Greece; and examines major archaeological sites including buildings constructed during the age of Pericles and ancient treasures, wall paintings, statues, and other artifacts.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1965]
Physical Desc
909 p. illus., maps. 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
An archaeological excavation of Tell Makor launches a journey into the history and culture of the Jews that includes the early Hebrews, the impact of Christianity, the Spanish Inquisition, and the modern Middle East conflict.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Episode 4 - Lost Civil War Prison, GA. Time Team America plunges the viewer into the grime and glory of real-life archaeology: epiphany and exhaustion, discovery, and disappointment. The team endures dirt, sweat, dust, and rain to explore the mysteries of the past through what they find buried below the ground. Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, TIME TEAM AMERICA applies the latest technology and the team's collective expertise...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Episode 2 - The Bones of Badger Hole, OK. Time Team America plunges the viewer into the grime and glory of real-life archaeology: epiphany and exhaustion, discovery, and disappointment. The team endures dirt, sweat, dust, and rain to explore the mysteries of the past through what they find buried below the ground. Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, TIME TEAM AMERICA applies the latest technology and the team's collective expertise...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Episode 3 - The Lost Pueblo Village, CO. Time Team America plunges the viewer into the grime and glory of real-life archaeology: epiphany and exhaustion, discovery, and disappointment. The team endures dirt, sweat, dust, and rain to explore the mysteries of the past through what they find buried below the ground. Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, TIME TEAM AMERICA applies the latest technology and the team's collective expertise...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Episode 1 - The Search for Josiah Henson, MD. Time Team America plunges the viewer into the grime and glory of real-life archaeology: epiphany and exhaustion, discovery, and disappointment. The team endures dirt, sweat, dust, and rain to explore the mysteries of the past through what they find buried below the ground. Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, TIME TEAM AMERICA applies the latest technology and the team's collective expertise...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (4 videos files, approximately 240 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Time Team America plunges the viewer into the grime and glory of real-life archaeology: epiphany and exhaustion, discovery, and disappointment. The team endures dirt, sweat, dust, and rain to explore the mysteries of the past through what they find buried below the ground. Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, Time Team America applies the latest technology and the team's collective expertise to solving the riddles of the past--against...
13) Dig to disaster
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Aladdin QUIX hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
68 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Miss Mallard investigates a headless demon and a series of mysterious accidents that threaten Dr. Dusty Duck's archeological expedition in the jungles of Central America.
14) Ancient Egypt
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Highlights the many archaeological digs and findings in Egypt and discusses what life was like in ancient Egypt.
Author
Series
Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 18
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
350 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's 1922, and The Great War is over. With the world at peace, Amelia and her family return to the Valley of the Kings to explore its storied sands. But they are quickly troubled by treacherous secrets and murder. A woman presents them with a priceless but dangerous artifact--a golden king said to bring death to all who possess it. The woman's husband has already fallen, and now she needs help to return the relics to its tomb.
Series
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
168 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Detailed essays, extensive photos, and informative sidebars describe life in ancient Mesopotamia, focusing on Babylon, the Kanesh letters, and Assyria, showing the results of significant archaeological digs; also includes a time line and a bibliography.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 375 p., [24] p. of plates ; ill. (some col.), 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Into thin air and Sebastian Junger's The perfect storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mysteryand make history themselves. For John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, deep wreck diving was more than a sport. Testing themselves against treacherous currents, braving depths that induced hallucinatory effects, navigating through wreckage as perilous as a minefield, they pushed...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
413 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An evocative tale of intrigue, romance, and treachery, Carol Goodman's spellbinding new novel, The Night Villa, follows the fascinating lives of two remarkable women centuries apart. The eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 buried a city and its people, their treasures, and their secrets. Centuries later, echoes of this disaster resonate with profound consequences in the life of classics professor Sophie Chase. In the aftermath of a tragic...
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