Pompeii and other lost cities
By: John Malam
Publisher: QED
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781848355866
Subjects: Extinct cities; Juvenile literature
Description: Describes the historical circumstances that led to cities such as Pompeii and Machu Picchu being lost and the archaeological discoveries that found evidence of these cities.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is a lost city? &#x2013; LOST: A Roman town &#x2013; FOUND: Pompeii &#x2013; LOST: Ancient Egyptian City &#x2013; FOUND: Amarna &#x2013; LOST: A prehistoric village &#x2013; FOUND: Skara Brae &#x2013; LOST: An Inca City &#x2013; FOUND: Machu Picchu &#x2013; LOST: Indus Valley cities &#x2013; FOUND: Mohenjo-Daro &#x2013; LOST: Minoan town &#x2013; FOUND: Akrotiri; title: Timeline of discoveries &#x2013; Glossary; title: Index