Archaeology
- ISBN-10
- 0753461587
- ISBN-13
- 9780753461587
- Series
- Archaeology
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-11-15
- Publisher
- Kingfisher Books
- Author
- Trevor Barnes
Description
Explores the science of excavating and examining the debris of centuries of human life, from the Iron Age to recent history.
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