Digging into History

How did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? What was Stonehenge used for? Did ancient Rome really have indoor plumbing? All these questions and more are answered in the series Digging into History. Readers will discover how archaeologists excavate sites, what artifacts teach us about the past, and why it's important to protect archaeological sites. Each highly illustrated title gives the reader a close-up view of one archaeological mystery with photos and text in spreads...
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How did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? What was Stonehenge used for? Did ancient Rome really have indoor plumbing? All these questions and more are answered in the series Digging into History. Readers will discover how archaeologists excavate sites, what artifacts teach us about the past, and why it's important to protect archaeological sites. Each highly illustrated title gives the reader a close-up view of one archaeological mystery with photos and text in spreads explaining the site's discovery, archaeological research conducted there, and significant finds. Each book includes full-color photographs and informative sidebars on the tools archaeologists use to uncover history.