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1) Excavation
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 20
Description
Ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting; where earth-shattering discoveries -- and wealth beyond imagining -- could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown. Here where the perilous journey ends, in the cold, shrouded heart of a breathtaking necropolis; something created by Man, yet not humanly possible. Something wondrous. Something terrifying.
2) Labyrinth
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Series
Languedoc Trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 29
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July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig, stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth. Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade that will rip apart southern France, a young woman named Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by her father. The book, he says,...
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Howard Moon Deer mysteries volume 4
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
In San Geronimo, New Mexico, private detective Howard Moon Deer and former police chief Jack Wilder join forces to investigate the murder of a noted archaeologist, a crime that unearths the ancient secrets of the Anasazi and threatens to ignite a heated war between local Native Americans and the academics excavating on their land.
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
An exploration of two strikingly different shipwrecks. For those who know how to interpret its secrets, a sunken ship has many tales to tell. The stories of the lives of those aboard its last voyage are revealed in the objects scattered around the shipwreck. Then there are the stories of the many ocean creatures that have found a home inside the broken hull. Two shipwrecks, separated by two thousand miles and two centuries, share a common history...
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Beyond what most people think about archaeology -- with its cleanly numbered dates, and discoveries--lies a vibrant and controversial realm of scientists, thieves, and contested land claims. Here, naturalist and adventurer Childs explores the field's transgressions against the cultures it tries to preserve, and pauses to ask: To whom does the past belong? Written in his trademark lyrical style, this book carries readers directly into his adventures...
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Goosebumps. Original series volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Description
It sounds like something's moving in the mummy's tomb. Did the secret chant wake someone?After last year's scary adventure, Gabe's a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies.Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Gabe's uncle says it's just a hoax.But now it sounds like something's moving in the mummy's...
11) Archeology
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 1
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An introduction to the field of archeology, covering such areas as radiocarbon dating, preservation techniques, excavation sites, and marine archeology.
12) Birthright
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When 5,000-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger and romance.
13) Dead By Dusk
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"An incredible storyteller." —Los Angeles Daily News
Buried No More. . .
An Italian getaway was just the cure Stephanie Cahill needed to recover from a painful past. But the picture perfect Bella Vista has been hiding dark secrets of its own. Thought to be eternally damned, a long-dormant vampire has been unleashed by an archeological dig—not the kind of research Grant Peterson signed on for. And it seems he's not the...
Buried No More. . .
An Italian getaway was just the cure Stephanie Cahill needed to recover from a painful past. But the picture perfect Bella Vista has been hiding dark secrets of its own. Thought to be eternally damned, a long-dormant vampire has been unleashed by an archeological dig—not the kind of research Grant Peterson signed on for. And it seems he's not the...
14) The island
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Modern-day piracy, decomposing human remains and a swanky Miami yacht club set the mood for this thriller when, during a weekend camp-out on isolated Calliope Key, Beth Anderson and her 14-year-old niece, Amber, stumble on a half-buried human skull
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 23
Description
Amelia Peabody and her family arrive in Egypt in 1911 for their annual excavation and to celebrate the wedding of Amelia's niece Lia to David, an Egyptian artist; but Amelia's attention is diverted from the dig when David is accused of selling ancient artifacts, and she must work fast to clear his name.
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Pub. Date
2012.
Description
The mission of the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) is to creatively engage Coloradans and their guests in partnerships to discover, preserve, and take pride in our architectural, archaeological, and other historic places by providing statewide leadership and support to our partners in archaeology and historic preservation.