Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.
Summary
This book tells about the work of archaeologists and the discoveries they have made in many parts of the world.
Contents
Austen Henry Layard and Hormuzd Rassam : the legends of Assyria -- Henri Mouhot : the temple of Angkor -- Heinrich Schliemann : the walls of Troy -- Sir Arthur Evans : Knossos and the minotaur -- Edward Thompson : the Sacred Well at Chichen Itza -- Hiram Bingham : the Inca hideaway at Machu Picchu -- Howard Carter : the Tomb of Tutankhamen -- Kathleen Kenyon : the biblical city of Jericho.