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Accidental archaeologists : chance discoveries that changed the world / Sarah Albee.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. ; 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 212 pages : hardback, b&w illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781338575798
  • 1338575791
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: No title; Accidental archaeologists
Contents:
Blast from the past -- Etched in stone -- A giant in the field -- In a pile, crocodile -- What a wreck -- Proving a point -- Paleo painters -- The case of the copper coins -- Scroll up -- Bogged down -- Lucky break -- Eternally yours -- Temple of gloom --Grave considerations -- Dead in a ditch -- Skeleton key -- The chamber of secrets -- You don't say.
Summary: "A lighthearted but informative look at chance discoveries made by ordinary people, of artifacts (and treasures) from the past. Many of these discoveries have led to leaps in our knowledge of history and science. Each short chapter will begin with a dramatic story of discovery, followed by the significance of the artifact that was discovered, followed by a look into the history of the civilization/era from which the artifact originates. The stories will show readers that potentially anyone-construction workers, farmers, casual passers-by, and even kids-can make discoveries like these"--
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Book Pleasanton Lincoln Library Juvenile Non-Fiction Pleasanton Lincoln Library Juvenile Books J 930.1 Alb (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35315100142083

Includes bibliographical references.

Blast from the past -- Etched in stone -- A giant in the field -- In a pile, crocodile -- What a wreck -- Proving a point -- Paleo painters -- The case of the copper coins -- Scroll up -- Bogged down -- Lucky break -- Eternally yours -- Temple of gloom --Grave considerations -- Dead in a ditch -- Skeleton key -- The chamber of secrets -- You don't say.

"A lighthearted but informative look at chance discoveries made by ordinary people, of artifacts (and treasures) from the past. Many of these discoveries have led to leaps in our knowledge of history and science. Each short chapter will begin with a dramatic story of discovery, followed by the significance of the artifact that was discovered, followed by a look into the history of the civilization/era from which the artifact originates. The stories will show readers that potentially anyone-construction workers, farmers, casual passers-by, and even kids-can make discoveries like these"--

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