Exploring ancient cities

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Title:

Exploring ancient cities

Author:

Alkire, Jessie, author.

Series:

Excavation exploration.

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.

General Note:

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.

Physical Description:

32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Subject Term:

Cities and towns, Ancient -- Juvenile literature.

Anthropology -- Juvenile literature.

Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature.

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Juvenile literature.

Publisher:

Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing,

Publication Date:

2018

2019