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1) The tombs
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Series
Fargo adventures volume 4
Description
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What they find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine. 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 . . . a bounty that has never been found. As they follow the trail through...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
528 pages
Description
"A thrilling history of the West's scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred yearslater, the uncovering of Egypt's ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry. In A World Beneath the Sands, the acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson chronicles...
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Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
327 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
When her brother goes missing after contacting her from the site of an Icelandic rescue mission, Kristin is pursued by vigilantes from the U.S. Army and discovers a conspiracy involving a crashed World War II plane and the fate of its survivors.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 24 cm
Description
"Egypt boasts some of the most spectacular ancient ruins in the world, scattered across the entire country. Over the past two centuries, archaeologists have unearthed the burials of some of Egypt's celebrated pharaohs, from the chambers deep within the famed pyramids at Giza to the tombs hidden away in the rocky hills of the Valley of the Kings. And yet, many of the most intriguing and notorious individuals remain unaccounted for. Where are Alexander...
Author
Series
Dead Sea chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Worthy
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Description
"Archaeologist Nicole Berman is the first woman to be awarded a permit to lead a dig in Saudi Arabia. Nicole has a hunch that the artifacts she hopes to discover have the power to rewrite world history. She assembles a team that will ultimately surprise -and in some cases - betray her. Will she find what she believes to be the key to unifying the three major religions before a dangerous enemy gets to her? Meanwhile, in a parallel storyline, readers...
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Series
Thomas Lourds novels volume 3
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
352 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Description
"An old friend summons dashing linguistics professor Thomas Lourds to Jerusalem to examine an ancient text. But Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also wants the same document. Khamenei and many others believe that the book contains a secret that will allow its owner to rule all of Islam and wage a Global Jihad the likes of which has never been seen before. Arriving in Jerusalem, Lourds discovers that his friend has been murdered and his...
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Series
Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 11
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
xii, 399 p. ; 24 cm.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
608 pages
Description
Was an advanced civilization lost to history in the global cataclysm that ended the last Ice Age? Graham Hancock, the internationally bestselling author, has made it his life's work to find out--and in America Before, he draws on the latest archaeological and DNA evidence to bring his quest to a stunning conclusion. Weve been taught that North and South America were empty of humans until around 13,000 years ago amongst the last great landmasses on...
Publisher
Random Media
Pub. Date
[2017].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"In 1923, pioneer filmmaker, Cecil. B. DeMille built the largest set in movie history for his silent (and early Technicolor) epic, The Ten Commandments. It was called 'The City of the Pharaoh.' When filming was completed, DeMille ordered that the entire edifice be dismantled? and secretly buried. And there it lay, forgotten, for the next 60 years? the 'Lost city of Cecil B. DeMille.' In 1983, a group of determined film buffs? inspired by a cryptic...
15) Mesa Verde
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Description
Presents the history of Mesa Verde by examining the archaeological excavations of its historical sites and the artifacts found at those sites.
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When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are, in fact, female, she and her team upend centuries of historically accepted conclusions and ignite a furious debate around the reality of female Viking warriors and the role of gender in both ancient and modern times.
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