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Author
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
11 CDs (13 hrs., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Bestselling author Lady Fiona Carnarvon tells the thrilling behind-the-scenes story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on its centennial, and explores the unparalleled life of family ancestor George Herbert, the famed Egyptologist, world-traveler, and 5th Earl of Carnarvon behind it, whose country house, Highclere Castle, is the setting of the beloved series Downton Abbey.
82) Ancient Greece
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 28 cm.
Description
Highlights the many archaeological digs and findings in Greece and discusses what life was like in ancient Greece.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army built to serve China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, in the afterlife. With exclusive access to pioneering research, it reveals how the Emperor directed the manufacture of the tens of thousands of bronze weapons carried by the clay soldiers including lethal crossbows engineered with astonishing precision.
Publisher
[distributed by Joan Sullivan through] artseen@charter.net
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dr. Parker introduces the volunteers who continue to work on cataloging the Chinatown artifacts which were discovered beneath the Palm Street Parking Garage in San Luis Obispo. He also gives a tour of the Elfin Forest and shows where the Chumash Indian middens are located.
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
400 pages
Description
On the night of February 17, 1864, the tiny Confederate submarine HL Hunley made its way toward the USS Housatonic just outside Charleston harbor. Within a matter of hours, the Union ship?s stern was blown open in a spray of wood planks. The explosion sank the ship, killing many of its crew. And the submarine, the first ever to be successful in combat, disappeared without a trace. For 131 years the eight-man crew of the HL Hunley lay in their watery...
86) Diablo mesa
Author
Series
Nora Kelly novels (Preston & Child) volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Lucas Tappan, a wealthy and eccentric billionaire and founder of Icarus Space Systems, approaches the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute with an outlandish proposal--to finance a careful, scientific excavation of the Roswell Incident site, where a UFO is alleged to have crashed in 1947. A skeptical Nora Kelly, to her great annoyance, is tasked with the job. Nora's excavation immediately uncovers two murder victims buried at the site, faces and hands...
Author
Series
Thomas Lourds novels volume 1
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
428 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Description
When the ancient ruins of Atlantis are discovered along the Spanish coast, linguist and archaeologist Thomas Lourds joins a violent competition to be the first of its explorers, an effort marked by a series of puzzles that must be solved in order to gain entry into the lost civilization.
88) The lost king
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the archaeological find of a century, the remains of Richard III--presumed scattered over 500 years ago--were discovered under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012. The search was spearheaded by amateur historian Philippa Langley, whose passion and unrelenting research were met with skepticism by the academic establishment....The Lost King is the inspiring true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and took on Britain's most eminent historians,...
Author
Series
Occasional paper volume no. 15
Publisher
San Luis Obispo County Archaeological Society
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Author
Series
Technical report volume 06-55
Publisher
Statistical Research
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
xv, 221 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Author
Series
Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 18
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
11 CDs (12.25 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Author
Publisher
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
348 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
Description
"The history of North America, from Christopher Columbus to the present day, is a chaotic struggle for ownership of the land. This text will address questions such as the history of native communities that were displaced or conquered, and even further back to how Native North, Central and South Americans came to these continents in the first place. Historical facts are mainly supported through archaeological findings."--Provided by the publisher.
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