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In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomás discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artifact that--if he can find it--would redefine history. Traveling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles, he sets out in search of this strange treasure. Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie finds himself at the center of a mystery of his own and drawn into the consequences...
62) The Exodus quest
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Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2010
Description
"Fact collides with fiction in Will Adams's second adventure featuring archaeologist Daniel Knox"--Provided by publisher.
63) Pyramids
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Series
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Reader's Digest Children's
Pub. Date
1999
Description
Discusses the different kinds of pyramids from ancient Egyptian and Mayan times to the present.
64) Pyramids
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Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Discusses the building, purpose, and mystical associations of the Egyptian pyramids.
67) Vikings
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Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Travel back in time more than a thousand years to visit the world of the Vikings. Board a longship to go on a voyage of exploration, and see the weapons and armor used by a mighty warrior. Discover mythical tales of magic, monsters, gods, and goddesses. Learn about mysterious picture stones, how the Vikings honored their dead, and how they traveled to the ends of the known world. Dozens of ancient Viking treasures are depicted in detailed full-color...
71) The Jesus family tomb: the discovery, the investigation, and the evidence that could change history
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HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
The Jesus Family Tomb tells the story of what may very well be the greatest archaeological find of all time-the discovery of the family tomb of Jesus of Nazareth. Following the accidental bulldozing of a tomb during the building of a housing complex in suburban Jerusalem in 1980, archaeologists from the Israeli Antiquities Authority were immediately called to the scene. Inside, the archaeologists found ten ossuaries-limestone boxes that served as...
72) Empress of the Nile: the daredevil archaeologist who saved Egypt's ancient temples from destruction
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Random House
Pub. Date
2023, 2022
Description
"In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time-an international campaign to save over a dozen ancient Egyptian temples, built during the height of the pharaohs' rule, from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam. But the massive press coverage of this unprecedented rescue effort completely overlooked the feisty French archaeologist who made it all happen. Without the intervention of Christiane...
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Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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"It's been a year since professional thief Crissa Stone last pulled a job, and she's spent that time under the radar, very carefully not drawing attention to herself. That kind of life is safe, but it's boring, and it's lonely, and it's not very lucrative. So when Crissa starts to get antsy--and low on funds--she agrees to act as a thief-for-hire, partnering with a wealthy art collector to steal a truckload of plundered Iraqi artifacts before they're...
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PBS
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
America's top gumshoes are back with a full season's worth of proving once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Wesley Cowan, Gwendolyn Wright, Elyse Luray, Dr. Eduardo Pagan, and Tukufu Zuberi leave no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore the stories behind local folklore, prominent figures, and family legends.
80) Storm cycle
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Rachel Kirby, a computer genius whose beloved twin sister is dying from a chronc illness, receives a mysterious email from archeologist John Tanek who sits trapped inside a collapsed Egyptian tomb with a functioning laptop thousands of miles away. It turns out the collapse was no accident. John has discovered something very valuable in that tomb, something that humankind has been searching for throughout history, something that Rachel could use as...
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