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3) Machu Picchu
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Explores the lives of the site's builders, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts of Machu Picchu.
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Una biografía ilustrada de Julio C. Tello, considerado el fundador de la arqueología peruana moderna y quien llegó a ser el científico social indígena más distinguido del siglo XX.
"A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century....
5) Chaco Canyon
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Explores the lives of the site's builders, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts of Chaco Canyon.
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If you have ever looked at a piece of pottery, a toy, or a coin from the past, then you have seen an artifact. Artifacts are things that people made and used. Over time, broken or unwanted objects were thrown on trash piles. Others were buried by natural disasters, or covered over by new buildings. This high interest text shows several artifacts related to American history, including toys, weapons, and documents. It explains how archaeologists use...