Have you ever wished you could unearth an ancient ruin? Then you may have wondered . . .

• What is a day on an archaeological site really like?
• How does an archaeologist know where to dig?
• What does he look for in a digging?
• How does he trace the history of the things he excavates?

Simply and dramatically Nora Benjamin Kubie tells the story of archaeology from the early digs of the amateurs to the scientific excavations of today. Exciting stories of the men who have followed clues deep underground and have discovered ancient cities and lost civilizations are combined with an absorbing account of how archaeologists work, what they have found, and what they have learned from their finds.

*Publisher recommendation: Grades 4 and up

From the dust jacket