The imperial tombs constitute an important part of Chinese funeral culture. The Ming Tombs and the Eastern and Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty near Beijing are typical examples of imperial tombs. They attract innumerable tourists from both at home and abroad with their huge dimensions, advanced architectural techniques and superb masonry.
"When a skeleton's head rolled off a dirt pile, all work came to a halt at a construction project in upstate New York. Archaeologists began excavating and found thirteen skeletons. Further investigation revealed that the bones were those of eighteenth-century African American slaves who had worked at the nearby Schuyler farm. Find out what these skeletons tell us about slavery and daily life long ago"--Amazon.com.
A guidebook to the graves and libraries of American presidents, with facts about the post-White House years of this select group of men, their deaths, and their funerals.
Presents a full-color illustrated tour of the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen that shows many of the treasures discovered by Dr. Howard Carter in 1922.
