archeology

Indiana Jones is attacked by Russian soldiers while on an expedition and gets unwillingly involved in an invasion of the U.S. as a sinister colonel searches for a powerful relic.

After fourteen-year-old Andy slips away from his kayaking group to visit the wilderness site of his archaeologist father's death, a storm strands him on Admiralty Island, Alaska, where he manages to survive, encounters unexpected animal and human inhabitants, and looks for traces of the earliest prehistoric immigrants to America.

When Indiana Jones hires a ship to take him to the location of a Viking vessel, he finds himself in the company of an old enemy, a femme fatale on the run, and a con man posing as Indy's brother. When events throw the four of them together on a life boat, they drift into the Sargasso Sea, a ship graveyard inhabited only by wrecks and a band of dangerous pirates.

After Lawton shoots the Sea Witch, he frames Indiana Jones for the deed, and the pirates all rally behind Lawton. Indy has nowhere to run and no allies except Cairo, who is unable to help Indy and is next in line for Lawton's unwelcome attention.

Describes the discovery of prehistoric bog bodies in northern Europe and the evidence which their remains reveal about themselves and the civilizations in which they lived. In support of the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS).

Recounts the story of the discovery and exploration of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the legend of Troy, Pompeii, and other ancient discoveries.

When the Critter Kids travel to the South American rainforest for an archaeological dig among the Mayan ruins, they discover that a priceless jade Jaguar Paw statue has been stolen and they work to uncover the smuggling ring.

Worried about his sister Chloe's comatose state after a riding accident, teenage Rob, in an effort to distract himself, gets a job on a secretive local archeological dig. He soon finds himself drawn into a mysterious world of magic involving a powerful, centuries-old, shape-shifting Druid called Vetch who promises to help retrieve his sister from the "unworld" of her coma.

When Will Burrows and his friend Chester embark on a quest to find Will's archaeologist father, who has inexplicably disappeared, they are led to a labyrinthine world underneath London, full of sinister inhabitants with evil intentions toward "Topsoilers" like Will and his father.

Discusses the unearthing of four hominins--Turkana Boy, Lapedo Child, Kennewick Man, and Iceman--and the ways that new technology has helped archaeological specialists to refine their theories and change their view of the past.