The Science Times Book of Archaeology (The Science Times Book Of...Series) - Hardcover

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Archaeologists' discoveries often answer burning questions about human history. Many patiently and methodically dig in the dirt, turning over rocks, seeking answers. While others use high-tech equipment to explore underwater realms. Whatever the method, however, the purpose is the same: to answer the questions that will add depth to our knowledge of time past.Travel back through The Times and piece together history with John Noble Wilford, Marlise Fowler, William J. Board, and other award-winning writers: Trail the footprints of the earliest modern human to the beginning of human history; unearth the 5,300-year-old perfectly preserved Iceman from an Alpine glacier; follow the long-ensuing debate as scientists searching for the first Americans break the "Clovis barrier" with the discovery of the Monte Verde site in Chile; visit the ancient cities of Titris Hoyuk, Pompeii, and Petra; stand in awe with French explorers before magnificent 30,000-year-old cave paintings of rhinos and bison; glide across the belly of the Mediterranean to hunt for clues about a bygone trade route with the world's smallest and deepest diving submarine. The Science Times Book of Archaeology is the prefect book for students, anyone interested in the development of modern culture, and all those fascinated with ancient civilizations and the course of human history. (71/4 X 91/2, 260 pages, illustrations, charts)