Buried beneath us
Subtitle: discovering the ancient cities of the Americas
By: Anthony Aveni ; illustrated by Katherine Roy
Contributors: Roy, Katherine, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9781596435674
Subjects: Urban residence; Cities and towns; Indians; Juvenile literature; Antiquities; Dwellings
Description: "You may think you know all of the American cities.  But did you know that long before New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Boston ever appeared on the map--thousands of years before Europeans first colonized North America--other cities were here?  They grew up, flourished, and eventually disappeared in the same places that modern cities like St. Louis and Mexico City would later appear.  In the pages of this book, you'll find the astonishing story of how they grew from small settlements to booming city centers--and then crumbled into ruins"--Jacket flap.
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: What are cities? - Where do cities come from and how do they grow? - Daily life in the city - How religion keeps cities together - Lessons from the crumbled ruins.