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22) Bones unearthed!
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"Discover all the mysteries, facts, and discoveries about skeletons that are creepy-and true-in the much-anticipated companion to Mummies Exposed! and Ghosts Unveiled! The Creepy and True series explores strange phenomena, fun facts, and out of the ordinary discoveries. Have you ever wondered what lies beneath our feet? Bones have a story to tell-and not always a happy one. Bones Unearthed!, book 3 of the Creepy and True series, investigates remarkable...
25) Pompeii
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An ancient city unearthed… In the 1730's, Charles of Bourbon, king of the area around present-day Naples, Italy, learned that local peasants were finding marble and other ancient objects when they dug their wells. He sent army colonel Rocque Joachin Alcubierre and later Karl Jacob Weber to explore the area. Working in darkness with only torches to light their way, Alcubierre's and Weber's crews of workers tunneled through hardened mud. The crews...
30) National Geographic investigates ancient Inca: archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Inca's past
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c2007
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"Shows how ancient treasures help scientists today to piece together the puzzle of the Inca's past. Includes Inca pottery, textiles, and the mummy called the Ice Maiden."--Source other than the Library of Congress.
34) The skull in the rock: how a scientist, a boy, and Google Earth opened a new window on human origins
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[2012]
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 12
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[2010]
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At the request of the War Office and Buckingham Palace, archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her husband join a suspicious expedition to Palestine to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant; meanwhile, their son Ramses is trying to get to them to convey information he's learned about a deadly plot.
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