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Author:

Alkire, Jessie, author.

Title:

Exploring ancient cities / Jessie Alkire.

Publisher:

Checkerboard Libraryan imprint of Abdo Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Subject:

Cities and towns, Ancient--Juvenile literature.
Anthropology--Juvenile literature.
Discoveries in geography--Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Juvenile literature.
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Anthropology.
Discoveries in geography.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Villes antiques--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Anthropologie--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Découvertes géographiques--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Fouilles (Archéologie)--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Anthropology
Cities and towns, Ancient
Discoveries in geography
Excavations (Archaeology)
Juvenile works
Juvenile works.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Climbing the mountain -- What are ancient cities? -- Timeline -- Uncovering ashes -- Digging through layers -- Underwater excavations -- Lost city in the mountains -- Ancient cities & technology -- Future of ancient cities.

Summary:

"Investigate famous excavations and the archaeologists and paleontologists who led them with Exploring Ancient Cities. Through ancient cities such as Pompeii, Troy, and Machu Picchu, readers will discover how we learn about ancient cities and what they teach us about the people who lived in them"--Amazon.com

Series:

Excavation exploration

ISBN:

1532115253
9781532115257

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1029568709

LCCN:

2017961545

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)