From Map to Museum: Uncovering Mysteries of the Past - Hardcover

Anderson, Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688069142 ISBN 13: 9780688069148

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 1988

Synopsis

Describes an archaeological dig off the coast of Georgia, the methods used to uncover artifacts there, and what was learned about a mission run there by the Spanish for the Guale Indians.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-7 The stories of Howard Carter breaching the wall of Tutankhamen's tomb or Heinrich Schliemann unearthing ``Priam's'' gold have fired the imagination of many young readers, but modern archaeology is more likely to be made up of thorough, tedious investigation using technologically advanced methods. The results may seem less dramatic, but a more complete picture of how people carried on their lives often emerges from this kind of work. This is a description of a dig on St. Catherine's Island, Ga., searching for the remains of a 16th-Century Spanish mission. Anderson's emphasis on the painstaking science involved will help readers understand the difficulties in this kind of research, but little space is devoted to a reconstruction of what life must have been like on the island. The artifacts unearthed remain lifeless and unconnected to their former owners. No imaginative leap of writing is to be found here. The black-and-white photographs and drawings are helpful in understanding how the dig was conducted, but not in understanding its ultimate significance. David N. Pauli, Northern Waters Library Service, Ashland, Wis.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0688069142
• ISBN 13: 9780688069148
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64