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Author:

Liu-Perkins, Christine.

Title:

At home in her tomb : Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui Christine Liu-Perkins ; illustrated by Sarah Brannen.

Publisher:

Charlesbridge,

Copyright Date:

c2013

Description:

80 pages ; color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Mawangdui Site (China)--Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Juvenile literature.
Tombs--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Juvenile literature.
Human remains (Archaeology)--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Juvenile literature.
Treasure troves--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Juvenile literature.
Material culture--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Changsha (Hunan Sheng)--Juvenile literature.
Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China)--Antiquities--Juvenile literature.
China--History--Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Brannen, Sarah S., ill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Face-to-Face with Lady Dai -- Excavation of a Time Capsule -- The Mysterious Cadaver -- A House Underground -- All the Comforts of Home -- Lady Dai's Silk Treasures -- Library of Silk and Bamboo -- Conclusion: Time Capsule of Mawangdui -- Historical Note: Legacy of the Qin and Han Dynasties -- Time Line -- Glossary.

Summary:

This middle-grade chapter book unearths the mysteries of the Mawangdui (mah-wahng-dway) tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds of the last century. Miniature servants, mysterious silk paintings, scrolls of long-lost secrets, and the best preserved mummy in the world (the body of Lady Dai) are just some of the artifacts that shed light upon life in China during the Han dynasty.

ISBN:

160734615X
9781607346159 (ebook)
1580893708
9781580893701 (reinforced for library use)

LCCN:

2012024630

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