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Accidental archaeologists : true stories of unexpected discoveries / Sarah Albee ; illustrated by Nathan Hackett.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2020Description: 213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781338575781
  • 9781338575798
  • 1338575783
  • 1338575791
Other title:
  • Accidental archeologists
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 930.1 ALB 23
LOC classification:
  • CC171 .A43 2020
Contents:
Blast from the past -- Etched in stone -- A giant in the field -- In a pile, crocodile -- What a wreck -- Proving a point -- Paleo painters -- The case of the copper coins -- Scroll up -- Bogged down -- Lucky break -- Eternally yours -- Temple of gloom -- Grave considerations -- Dead in a ditch -- Skeleton key -- The chamber of secrets -- You don't say.
Summary: A lighthearted but informative look at chance discoveries made by ordinary people, of artifacts (and treasures) from the past. Many of these discoveries have led to leaps in our knowledge of history and science. Each short chapter will begin with a dramatic story of discovery, followed by the significance of the artifact that was discovered, followed by a look into the history of the civilization/era from which the artifact originates.
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A lighthearted but informative look at chance discoveries made by ordinary people, of artifacts (and treasures) from the past. Many of these discoveries have led to leaps in our knowledge of history and science. Each short chapter will begin with a dramatic story of discovery, followed by the significance of the artifact that was discovered, followed by a look into the history of the civilization/era from which the artifact originates.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-208).

Blast from the past -- Etched in stone -- A giant in the field -- In a pile, crocodile -- What a wreck -- Proving a point -- Paleo painters -- The case of the copper coins -- Scroll up -- Bogged down -- Lucky break -- Eternally yours -- Temple of gloom -- Grave considerations -- Dead in a ditch -- Skeleton key -- The chamber of secrets -- You don't say.

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