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Author
Publisher
Arbordale Pub
Pub. Date
c2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
"Mummies can't talk; but with modern scientific tools, we can still discover what a mummy has to tell us. Read the stories of mummified Egyptian pharaohs and priestesses, baby elephants, pampered pets, and even a prehistoric bison. Uncover clues to centuries-old murder mysteries and human sacrifices, and even find out what a person or animal had for their last meal! Information from real scientists explains how we know what we know about each mummy....
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. "He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European," Owsley concluded. But how did he know?
Just as forensic scientists use their knowledge of human remains to help...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When did language begin? How did early humans populate the globe? By looking closely at four of the most significant hominins ever discovered, the authors explain how Turkana Boy, Lapedo Child, Kennewick Man, and Iceman have influenced debates about the nature of the earliest members of the family Hominidae.
Publisher
[PBS]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
[Widescreen?].
Language
English
Description
"To coincide with the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, University of Cambridge historian Dr. Helen Castor and a team of archaeologists embark on the first-ever scientific investigation of Shakespeare's grave. They seek to discover if there's any truth to the rumors that his grave, which carries a curse against any man who 'moves his bones', has been tampered with. The investigation also explores a Victorian story that Shakespeare's...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents the mysteries of the Mawangdui tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds of the last century, shedding light upon life in China during the Han dynasty. --Publisher's description.
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