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Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
cc2011
Language
English
Description
The lost tomb of Genghis Khan could be unearthed and destroyed at any time. Can engineer and explorer Albert Lin, equipped with cutting-edge technology and just a handful of obscure clues from ancient texts, find and protect the tomb of the Great Khan before it is destroyed? Lin's research leads him to search for a lost mountain-the Burkhan Khaldun, and make his most remarkable discovery, one that may solve an 800-year old mystery and cause waves...
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.
4) The siege
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
As a lovely weekend approaches on the Yale campus it appears that a number of students--including the sons of both the Secretary of the Army and newest Supreme Court justice--may have gone missing. Attention quickly focuses on the fortress-like tomb of one of Yale's secret societies. Suspended Boulder police detective Sam Purdy soon finds himself in New Haven, where he joins FBI agent Christopher Poe and CIA analyst Deirdre Drake to solve the riddle...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized account of the excavation of a secret tomb at Giza, Egypt, in 1925, told through the experiences of a young boy who accompanies his father on an archeological dig.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
It is sometimes said that death is the last taboo, but it was not always so. For centuries, religious establishments constructed decorated ossuaries and charnel houses that stand as masterpieces of art created from human bone. These unique structures have been pushed into the footnotes of history; they were part of a dialogue with death that is now silent. The sites in this specially photographed and brilliantly original study range from the Monastery...
Author
Publisher
Our Sunday Visitor
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1939, a team of workers beneath the Vatican unearthed an early Christian grave. This surprising discovery launched a secret quest that would last decades -- a quest to discover the long-lost burial place of the apostle Peter. From earliest times, Christian tradition held that Peter -- a lowly fisherman from Galilee, whom Christ made leader of his Church -- was executed in Rome by Emperor Nero and buried on Vatican Hill. But his tomb had been...
10) The tombs
Author
Series
Fargo adventures volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder. As they follow the trail through Hungary, Italy, France, Russia and Kazakhstan, the Fargos will find themselves pitted against a thieving group of amateur treasure...
13) The living tomb
Author
Series
Publisher
Peter Bedrick Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Jeremy Logan novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Under the direction of famed explorer Porter Stone, an archaeological team is secretly attempting to locate the tomb of an ancient pharaoh who was unlike any other in history. Stone believes he has found the burial chamber of King Narmer, the near mythical god- king who united upper and lower Egypt in 3200 B.C., and the archaeologist has reason to believe that the greatest prize of all—Narmer’s crown—might be buried with him. No crown of an...
16) Tomb explorers
Author
Publisher
Capstone Raintree
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Daniel Knox novels volume 1
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Description
"A debut, rip-roaring archeological thriller about the search for the lost tomb of Alexander the Great "--Provided by the publisher.
18) The codex
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
The bestselling coauthor of such page-turning thrillers as Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities, Douglas Preston now spins an unforgettable tale of greed, adventure, and betrayal in The Codex.
"Greetings from the dead," declares Maxwell Broadbent on the videotape he left behind after his mysterious disappearance. A notorious treasure hunter and tomb robber, Broadbent accumulated over a half a billion dollars'
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Kathleen Martinez, criminal lawyer turned maverick archaeologist, searches for Cleopatra's lost tomb. Very little evidence remains of Egypt's last queen, but Kathleen's radical new theory about the real Cleopatra has led her to look where no one else has dared and her hunch is paying off. Could Kathleen be closing in on Cleopatra's final resting place?
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