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Strangers in a new land : what archaeology reveals about the first Americans / by Adovasio, J. M.; Pedler, David.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.A look at 35 archaeological sites across the Americas which are being excavated in order to determine the date of the first arrival of Native Americans.LSC
Subjects: Paleo-Indians.; Excavations (Archaeology);
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Buried truth of the Maya [videorecording] / by National Geographic Partners (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Maya legend tells us that there is a hidden underground cave below Chichen Itza, now high tech archaeologists are here to find the buried truth.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Historical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Castillo (Chichén Itzá Site, Mexico); Excavations (Archaeology); Maya.;
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Ancient Africa : archaeology unlocks the secrets of Africa's past / by Sherrow, Victoria.; National Geographic Society (U.S.);
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60), Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology);
© c2007., National Geographic,
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Ancient Rome : archaeology unlocks the secrets of Rome's past / by Decker, Zilah.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60), Internet addresses and index.An examination of the archaeological techniques and findings that have provided a window into what life was like in ancient Rome, including housing, social customs, religious practices and more.LSC
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology);
© c2007, National Geographic,
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Drain the sunken pirate city [videorecording] / by Henderson, Jon,host.; National Geographic Partners (U.S.),production company.; National Geographic Television,production company.;
Host, Dr. Jon Henderson.Hidden beneath the waters of Jamaica's Kingston Harbour lie the ruins of the biggest pirate city of all time, Port Royal. On June 7th 1692, an earthquake followed by a tsunami destroyed the city. Archaeologist Dr. Jon Henderson uses the latest high tech scientific survey to reveal the full extent of the 33-acre sunken city for the first time.E.DVD-R, widescreen ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Excavations (Archaeology); Piracy; Pirates; Underwater archaeology;
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Kingdom of the mummies [videorecording] / by Hussein, Ramadan B.,on-screen participant.; National Geographic Partners (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Dr. Ramadan Hussein.A team of archaeologists led by Dr. Ramadan Hussein discovers a fully intact burial complex beneath the sand. Packed with treasures and world firsts, the site has the potential to reshape what we know about mummification, unlocking secrets forgotten since the age of the pharaohs. Now the team has to investigate every mystery and decode every clue in the first Egyptian funeral parlor ever found.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Historical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Mummies; Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient; Excavations (Archaeology);
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Time team. [videorecording] / by Robinson, Tony.; Athena (Firm); Channel Four (Great Britain); Videotext (Firm);
Tony Robinson.For these eight episodes, the team members have selected their favorite digs, ranging from Iron Age, Roman, and Saxon Britain to a World War II crash site in France and a sugar plantation in the Caribbean. Each dig presents a different set of challenges, whether it's zip-lining to an offshore promontory, fighting back jungle growth, interpreting strange findings, or, of course, contending with the ever-present threat of rain. With just three days at each site to complete their excavations, they race against time to reveal Britain's buried history.E.DVD, widescreen and full screen presentations; stereo.
Subjects: Archaeology; Documentary television programs.; Excavations (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology); Historical television programs.;
© c2012., Athena,
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Pompeii / by Sonneborn, Liz.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Discovering Herculaneum -- Learning to excavate -- Weber's mission -- Exploring Pompeii -- A proposal for the accademia -- Criticism and praise -- Epilogue.Describes the discovery and excavation of the Roman cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii that were buried in lava and ash by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology);
© 2008., Twenty-First Century,
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Ancient India : archaeology unlocks the secrets of India's past / by Dalal, Anita.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60), Internet addresses and index.An examination of how ancient treasures help scientists piece together the puzzle of India's past.LSC
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology);
© c2007., National Geographic,
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The king's grave : the discovery of Richard III's lost burial place and the clues it holds / by Langley, Philippa.; Jones, Michael K.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The road to the dig -- The great debate -- So it begins -- Yearning for a noble cause: Richard's early career -- The discovery of the church and the location of the nave -- Seizing the throne -- The discovery of the skeletal remains -- Richard as king -- The identification of the remains -- Bosworth -- The man behind the myth -- The man and his times.
Subjects: Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485; Excavations (Archaeology);
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