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Ancient Egypt / Gaff, Jackie 2005  Book
Gaff, Jackie Book
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Publication Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2005.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Excavating the Past
Summary/Abstract Read about this complex society with advanced architecture, religious beliefs, and arts and crafts that developed around the Nile River in North Africa.
Standard Number 1403454566 Pb.
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Ancient Greece / Hatt, Christine 2005  Book
Hatt, Christine Book
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Publication Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2005.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Excavating the Past
Summary/Abstract Excavate this great civilization which has led to superb buildings, imaginative new ways of thinking, and forever changed how battles were fought.
Standard Number 1403454574 Pb.
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Ancient Rome / MacDonald, Fiona 2004  Book
MacDonald, Fiona Book
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Publication Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2004.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Excavating the Past
Summary/Abstract From 753 B.C.E. the small city-state of Rome grew into a vast empire. Archaeological excavations reveal the rich and advanced civilization from which much of our art, politics and technology have grown.
Contents The Roman world How Roman archeology developed Roman voices Rome and its rulers Army and empire Who did the Romans worship? Country life Time-capsule towns Entertainment Travel, transport and trade Archeology today
Standard Number 1403454582 Pb.
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Aztec empire / Saunders, Nicholas; Allan, Tony 2004  Book
Allan, Tony Book
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Publication Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2004.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Excavating the Past
Summary/Abstract Read about the Aztec Empire covering more than 77,000 square miles of present-day Mexico, a civilization of great art and culture.
Standard Number 1403454590 Pb.
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Indus Valley / Aronovsky, Ilona; Gopinath, Sujata 2004  Book
Aronovsky, Ilona Book
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Publication Oxford, Heinemann Library, 2004.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Excavating the Past
Summary/Abstract A comprehensive guide to the Indus Valley Civilization which flourished from 2600-1900 B.C.Describes the ruined city of Mohenjo-daro, the city of the 'Dead' , gives reasons as to why the civilization died out suddenly and also details the archaeological techniques that ensure the preservation of artefacts.
Contents The lost cities of the Indus civilization - Excavating the Indus valley Great cities - Mohenjo-daro -Unravelling a city Great cities - Harappa and Dholavira - Inside Harappa - Dholavira's reservoirs The mystery of the Indus script - Analysing the writing Clues to everyday life - Clues to the past Jewellery for the rich Food and diet - Farming Travel and trade - Travelling around - Control of trade Rulers and religion - Ritual and worship The decline of the Indus civilization - Why the Indus civilization declined Indus archaeology today - Timeline of the Indus Valley Civilization - Timeline of Indus archaeology Glossary Index
Standard Number 0431142424 Hb/Pb.
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Mesa Verde / Quigley, Mary 2006  Book
Quigley, Mary Book
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Publication Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2006.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Excavating the Past
Summary/Abstract About 1,500 years ago the Ancestral Puebloan people moved into the area now known as Mesa Verde. Over the next 800 years, they built homes and grew crops on the mesa tops. Eventually they built the amazing cliff dwellings at Cliff Palace and then they disappeared. Archaeological excavations in the American Southwest reveal their rich and advanced civilization, and the cultural connections to Native Americans today.
Contents Introduction Early discoveries Housing Hunting, gathering and farming Daily life Arts and crafts Travel and trade Abandoning the Cliffs Mesa Verde archaeology today.
Standard Number 1403460035 Pb.
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Mesopotamia / Shuter, Jane 2006  Book
Shuter, Jane Book
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Publication Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2006.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Excavating the Past
Summary/Abstract Explores history's greatest civilization, starting in about 3750 B.C.E.,by the Sumerians, in the land that is now Iraq.
Standard Number 9781484636435 Pb.
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