Archaeological discoveries. Cities, tombs, treasures

Is it possible to build a railroad and accidentally discover an unknown civilization? Or believe the tales of an ancient poet and dig up a legendary city? Is it possible not to lose hope, not to give up, and become the discoverer of the richest tomb ever found? In this book, everything is possible!
Collected here are the most important, most amazing archaeological discoveries of the last centuries, accidental or the result of many years of work: burials, treasures, ancient cities and mysterious drawings and writings. This book also tells the stories of their discoverers: real scientists, fearless adventurers and treasure hunters. Some were inspired to search by a childhood dream, others by a thirst for wealth and glory, and there were also those for whom the discoveries were the result of long and painstaking work.
And in this book you will also find the answer to the question of what archeology is, who needs it and why, and what path it took from collecting antiques to real science. Many mistakes were made along this path, many monuments were destroyed, many antiquities were lost, but now we know for sure: the value of archeology is not in the finds themselves, but in how much they can tell us about the past. And sometimes even a small bone can change our understanding of human history!

Recommended reader age: 6+

Author: Ekaterina Stepanenko
Artist: Marasinova Dana
Year of issue: 2023
Publisher: On foot in history
Pages: 64
Dimensions: 245x220x11 mm
Cover type: hardcover
ISBN: 978-5-907471-61-0