Describes the wide variety of human remains in chapters: the long rest, looking after the dead, how old are they? what killed them? who were they? and what to do with mummies and bones.
Discusses the history of American artifacts and explains how and where to look for Indian pottery and arrowheads, Civil War battlefield items, and other artifacts.
Text and photographs introduce the methods used by archaeologists and explain how the artifacts found fit together like puzzle pieces to reveal life of long ago.