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Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When did language begin? How did early humans populate the globe? By looking closely at four of the most significant hominins ever discovered, the authors explain how Turkana Boy, Lapedo Child, Kennewick Man, and Iceman have influenced debates about the nature of the earliest members of the family Hominidae.
7) Treasure
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Be an eyewitness to the exciting search for precious artifacts, hidden or lost through the centures and rediscovered by archaeologists and treasure hunters.
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the discovery of notable tombs around the world, including the pyramid chamber of the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamen, the royal tombs of China, and the burial ships of Vikings.
9) Archaeology
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Explores the science of excavating and examining the debris of centuries of human life, from the Iron Age to recent history.
11) Historium
Author
Series
Publisher
BPP
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Profiles more than one hundred historically relevant artifacts from around the world and complements each with an illustrated depiction and text about the ancient civilization it represents.
12) Archaeologists!
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Discover ancient cities and find out how human beings have evolved. Meet experts who have changed our view of the world"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.
17) The encyclopedia of preserved people: pickled, frozen, and mummified corpses from around the world
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Preserved people can tell us things that skeletons can't--hairstyles and tattos can tell us what people looked like, full stomachs can tell us what people ate, and autopsies can reveal what diseases they suffered..."
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the discovery by Alpine hikers near the Austrian-Italian border of the frozen body of a man who, after careful examination, was found to be more than 5,000 years old.
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