Fort Morgan Public Library

Text and photographs present a description of early humans: their origins; their tools and weapons; how they hunted and foraged for food; and the role of family life, money, religion, and magic.

This compilation of some of history's most enthralling discoveries draws readers into a world of mystery, intrigue, and adventure. In lavish color and inky shadows, readers pursue a trail of investigation that leads to discoveries from King Tut's tomb to the terracotta army of China.

Examines various cultures of the world from the earliest origins of human settlement to the New World civilizations that fell victim to the Spanish conquistadors.

Discusses methods of archaeological excavations, ancient civilizations, the history of archaeology, and pioneers in the field.

Provides photographs and facts about ten of the world's most extraordinary lost cities, including Machu Picchu, and El Dorado.

This book traces the rise and fall of the major civilizations, from the first farming villages of the Middle East to the end of the Roman Empire.

Devotion to duty and dogged determination make Tribune Titianus the most feared investigator of the Urban Cohort. Honor drives him to hunt down anyone who breaks Roman law, but it becomes personal when Lenaeus, his old tutor, is murdered in his own classroom. Why kill a respected teacher of the noble sons of Rome, a man who has nothing worth stealing and no known enemies? Had he learned something too dangerous to let him live? Pompeia was only a...

Explores the invention during ancient times of technologies that continue to enhance modern life today.