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Author
Series
Secrets of the Nile volume 1
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Set in 1884, nineteen-year-old Inez travels to Egypt after the sudden death of her parents to uncover the truth about their deaths, and as she attempts to unravel the mysteries her parents sought, she becomes a pawn in a larger game that threatens to kill her.
Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that's been...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[c2005]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the birth of modern archaeology: the unearthing of the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the 18th century. Follows the early excavations of Pitt Rivers in Egypt and England; the classification of the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages; the discovery of cave paintings in Spain and France; and Mary Leakey's finds in Africa which took human history back over 3 million years.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[c2005]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the shift from excavating grand palaces to discovering and learning more about some of the earliest communities, such as at San Jose Magote in the Oaxaca Valley in Mexico, where evidence has been found of human habitation dating back 3,000 years. The program also interviews Professor George Bass, the father of underwater archaeology, who has discovered and cataloged numerous shipwrecks off the coast of modern Turkey, some dating from...
Author
Series
Natural hazard research working paper volume 38
Publisher
[Institute of Behavioral Science, Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Institute, University of Colorado]
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script carved on monuments and painted on pottery and bark books ... [This program] highlights the ingenious breakthroughs that cracked the code, unleashing a flood of dramatic new insights about the ancient civilization"--Container.
Author
Publisher
History Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The mission of the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) is to creatively engage Coloradans and their guests in partnerships to discover, preserve, and take pride in our architectural, archaeological, and other historic places by providing statewide leadership and support to our partners in archaeology and historic preservation.
Author
Publisher
History Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) manages several information collections which may be of value to those interested in Colorado's archaeology and historic sites, buildings and structures.
Publisher
Films Media Group
Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Language
English
Description
This ABC News program spotlights the work of Doug Owsley, curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, who is a keen interpreter of the silent yet expressive language of bones. Owsley and his biographer, Jeff Benedict, give examples of how he has used bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology to unravel mysteries ranging from identifying an exhumed Civil War cavalryman to determining the true cause of death of Branch...
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