Archaeology detectives
By: Simon Adams
Series: Uncovering the past
Publisher: Scholastic; n/a
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780199118816
Subjects: Archeology; Ancient Civilization; Juvenile literature; Archaeology; Ancient civilization
Description: Introduces archaeology and how the science has been used throughout history to discover details about ancient civilizations, lost vessels, and artifacts.
Notes: Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is archaeology?; title: Altamira : Ice Age paintings; title: Mohenjo-Daro : an ancient Indian city; title: Troy : a city under siege; title: Palace of Knossos : the Minotaur's palace; title: The tomb of Tutankhamun : the golden tomb of a pharaoh; title: Mont Lassois and Vix : Celtic hill fort and burial site; title: Alexandria lighthouse : one of the seven wonders of the ancient world; title: Terracotta warriors : guardians of the tomb; title: The Rosetta stone : cracking an ancient code; title: Pompeii : Roman city; title: Tenochtitlan : capital of the mighty Aztec Empire; title: Machu Picchu : lost city of the Incas; title: Ozette : Native American village; title: The Vasa : flagship of the Swedish king; title: Titanic : the unsinkable ship.