Archeology (Eyewitness) - Hardcover

McIntosh, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679865721 ISBN 13: 9780679865728

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1994

Synopsis

Illus. with full-color photos. Take a close-up look at the science and technology of digging up the past--from the 1970 excavation of the legendary city of Troy to the recent find of a Chinese emperor's long-lost grave.  

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Review

The Eyewitness series is the best thing to happen to reference books since the encyclopedia was invented, and this volume on archeology is no exception. Lushly illustrated with the crispest, most detailed full-color photographs imaginable, this book makes archeology look fun and interesting. Twenty-six two-page spreads cover everything from the basics ("Why Excavate?") to the mysterious ("Mounds and Monuments") to the gruesomely cool ("Human Remains"). Topics are global, from Pompeii to the American Southwest. Although ostensibly geared to 9- to 12-year-olds, reading this book is like visiting a museum of archeology, and adults will get as much out of it as kids. --Therese Littleton

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full-color photos. Take a close-up look at the science and technology of digging up the past--from the 1970 excavation of the legendary city of Troy to the recent find of a Chinese emperor's long-lost grave.

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0679865721
• ISBN 13: 9780679865728
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 63