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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers Champollion, Jean-François 1790-1832 Cultural property Repatriation United States Egyptian language Writing, Hieroglyphic HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt Human remains (Archaeology) Repatriation Washington (State) Indians of North America Antiquities Collection and preservation Indians Origin Washington (State) Antiquities Young, Thomas 1773-1829Filter By Series
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Creepy, kooky scienceKnapp, Ron
Summary: Not all ancient bodies decompose and disappear. The Iceman died five thousand years ago. Today, his frozen body has become a murder mystery. Tollund Man was preserved by muddy soil packed with decaying plants. After three thousand years, Tutankhamun, the boy king of Egypt, was still wearing his crown, his body preserved on purpose. Colorful images and lively language provide an in-depth look at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 393 KNANoël Hume, Ivor.
Contents: Prologue -- Sampson and Sarah -- Mohammed's man in Malta -- Enter the consul-general -- Moving Memnon -- The devil made them do it -- Staff problems at Abu Simbel -- A present from Philae -- Messing with mummies -- Return to Abu Simbel -- The great discovery -- Enduring achievements -- Confrontation in the consulate -- Over the mountains and through the passes -- Philae and the grand engagement...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Virginia Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 HUMBenedict, Jeff.
Summary: When he's not at a notorious crime scene or a mass disaster, Doug Owsley is entering tombs and crypts, unwrapping mummies, or climbing into caves to unlock the secrets of bones. In No Bone Unturned, investigative journalist Jeff Benedict not only unveils a compelling portrait of the man behind America's most notorious cases but also gives us a fascinating look inside the world of forensic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.701 BENDolnick, Edward
Summary: "The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British Museum ever year, and yet most people don't really know what it is. Discovered in a pile of rubble in 1799, this slab of stone proved to be the key to unlocking a lost language that baffled scholars for centuries. Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2021