The search for lost cities
By: Nicola Barber
Series: Treasure hunters; Treasure hunters (Austin, Tex.)
Publisher: Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Austin, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9780817248406
Subjects: Extinct cities; Juvenile literature; Ancient Cities and towns; Ancient Civilization
Description: Discusses such ancient "lost" cities as Machu Picchu, Troy, Knossos, Great Zimbabwe, and Angkor, as well as more modern ghost towns.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: The earliest cities; title: Seeking ancient Greece; title: Frozen in time; title: Swallowed by jungle; title: Lost in America; title: Strange tales; title: Ghost towns; title: Unsolved mysteries.