Digging Into the Past

Digging Into the Past
Author: Lorna Greenberg
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780531118573

Profiles archaeolgists who have made significant contributions to dinsosaur research, and describes their work.

Digging to the Past

Digging to the Past
Author: W. John Hackwell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1996
Genre: Antiquities
ISBN: 9780663601325

Describes the routines of archaeological field work as participants painstakingly search for information about the past; and discusses some assumptions about life long ago in the Middle East, based on discoveries made there.

Digging New Jersey's Past

Digging New Jersey's Past
Author: Richard F. Veit
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780813531137

When people think of archaeology, they commonly think of unearthing the remains of ancient civilizations in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Central or South America. But some fascinating history can be found in your own New Jersey backyard 3/4 if you know where to look. Richard Veit takes readers on a well-organized guided tour through four hundred years of Garden State development as seen through archaeology in Digging New Jerseys Past. This illustrated guidebook takes readers to some of the states most interesting discoveries and tells us what has been learned or is being learned from them. The diverse array of archaeological sites, drawn from all parts of the state, includes a seventeenth-century Dutch trading post, the site of the Battle of Monmouth, the gravemarkers of freed slaves, and a 1920s railroad roundhouse, among others. Veit begins by explaining what archaeologists do: How do they know where to dig? What sites are likely to yield important information? How do archaeologists excavate a site? How are artifacts cataloged, stored, and interpreted? He then moves through the states history, from the contact of first peoples and explorers, to colonial homesteads, Revolutionary War battlefields, cemeteries, railroads, and factories. Veit concludes with some thoughts about the future of archaeological research in New Jersey and with suggestions on ways that interested individuals can become involved in the field.

Digging Up the Past

Digging Up the Past
Author: John Collis
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1996-11-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0750954183

This concise and fully illustrated introduction to methods of excavation describes a technique that is essential for all kinds of archaeology. It presents new ideas on excavation techniques and challenges traditional approaches to site organisation and recording. John Collis uses his 40 years of excavation experience to recommend practical solutions to problems, and considers the impact of computerisation and other technical innovations. He also describes the history and development of archaeological excavation which provides a background to the methods employed today. This practical common sense guide should find a place on the bookshelf of everyone who practices archaeology on a professional or amateur basis, and is illuminating reading for anyone who wants to understand how archaeologists can recover the past by digging in the soil.

Digging Up the Past

Digging Up the Past
Author: Leonard Woolley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1956
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:

Digging in the City of Brotherly Love

Digging in the City of Brotherly Love
Author: Rebecca Yamin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2008-10-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300142641

Beneath the modern city of Philadelphia lie countless clues to its history and the lives of residents long forgotten. This intriguing book explores eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Philadelphia through the findings of archaeological excavations, sharing with readers the excitement of digging into the past and reconstructing the lives of earlier inhabitants of the city.Urban archaeologist Rebecca Yamin describes the major excavations that have been undertaken since 1992 as part of the redevelopment of Independence Mall and surrounding areas, explaining how archaeologists gather and use raw data to learn more about the ordinary people whose lives were never recorded in history books. Focusing primarily on these unknown citizens-an accountant in the first Treasury Department, a coachmaker whose clients were politicians doing business at the State House, an African American founder of St. Thomas’s African Episcopal Church, and others-Yamin presents a colorful portrait of old Philadelphia. She also discusses political aspects of archaeology today-who supports particular projects and why, and what has been lost to bulldozers and heedlessness. Digging in the City of Brotherly Love tells the exhilarating story of doing archaeology in the real world and using its findings to understand the past.

Great Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe
Author: Martin Hall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2006-03-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0195157737

Describes the country of Zimbabwe.

Digging Up the Past

Digging Up the Past
Author: David Veart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781869404659

In this book David Veart walks alongside New Zealand archaeologists as they dig up the past on top of volcanoes and beneath city streets, in Maori pa and explorers huts.

Titanic

Titanic
Author: Lisa J. Amstutz
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629685143

Every new and groundbreaking archaeological discovery refines our understanding of human history. This title examines the exploration and study of the Titanic's wreck. The book explores the ship's sinking, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts. Well-placed sidebars, vivid photos, helpful maps, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of the topic. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.