The kids in Ms. Frizzle's class learn lessons about archaeology when they board the Magic School Bus--now a theory-testing laboratory--to try and figure out what the wooden hoop Arnold's archaeologist aunt dug up was used for in the past.

Amelia Peabody and her husband's lives are threatened when they embark for the pyramids of ancient Egypt.

"There's nothing Ruth Galloway hates more than amateur archaeologists, but when a group of them stumble upon Bronze Age artifacts alongside a dead body, she finds herself thrust into their midst-and into the crosshairs of a string of murders circling ever closer"--

Written in his trademark lyrical style, Childs' riveting book carries readers directly into his adventures and discoveries, lifting the curtain on the ethical dilemmas and dark side of archaeology and exploring the field's transgressions against the cultures it tries to preserve.

"There are over 300 individual earthen art elements in the extreme southwestern United States: southeastern California and southwestern Arizona. A considerable amount of the fragile earthen art may not be discovered, recorded, and protected in time to prevent its loss. Many of the geoglyphs located along the Colorado River are believed to be of significant spiritual importance to the Native Americans living in the area. Great care was taken to respect...

With her first step off the airplane and into bright tropical sunlight, Jess begins an adventure. She and her parents are spending five months at an archeological dig of ancient Maya ruins in the Central American country of Belize. When Jess meets a new friend and goes on an eco-adventure, she makes some real discoveries--about the dangers in the Belizean jungle, about the people who lived there long ago, and about herself.

Curious George and the man in the yellow hat help some scientists dig for dinosaur bones.

Explores the discovery of five ancient Roman shipwrecks found together near the Italian island of Ventotene.

Three British archaeologists discover the grave of an important Egyptian female priest who has died about four millenia ago. But when they open it a bad curse falls on them for having woken up the mighty guard of the grave who was buried with the priest.

When did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were cows domesticated and why do we feed their milk to our children? Where were the first cities and what made them succeed? Who invented math -- or came up with money? The history of humanity is a history of invention and innovation, as we have continually created new items to use, to admire, or to leave our mark on the world. In this original and thought-provoking book, Neil MacGregor,...