Dig! - Hatfield, Ruth

Biographie:
Ruth Hatfield lives in Cambridge, however as a field archaeologist she is often to be found in far flung locations around the world. Ruth has been writing stories for most of her life, and what she loves most is to explore the way in which imagination gives limitless possibilities to make our own lives extraordinary. In her spare time she eats books, gallops around on horses, pedals around on her bike and tries not to break too many bones.
Her debut novel, ...

Sommaire:
Uncover the secrets of the past with the latest archaeological knowhow in Dig!, a scientific journey through millions of years of human history.

Do you have a favorite history fact? Maybe you know that the ancient Romans had central heating, or that humans once shared this planet with giant sloths. But have you ever wondered how we know all that? The answer is archaeology!

The ancient past may seem like it's frozen in time, but in fact it never stops changing, thanks to archaeology. In Dig!, you'll join archaeologists on excavations, marvel at the most incredible archaeological finds, and even witness the world as it was hundreds, thousands, and millions of years ago. Real-life archaeologist Ruth Hatfield is your expert guide to the wonders of this amazing science, peeling back the layers with bitesize, clear, and simple text. Illustrator Sophia Watts brings the past to life in buzzing, detail-rich scenes and spotlight artifacts.

As you dig up the history beneath your feet, here are just some of the finds you'll come face-to-face with:

• Our earliest ancestor in Ethiopia
• The Vikings' softer side
• Hundred-thousand-year-old head lice
• The afterlife army of China's first emperor
• A Greek palace buried 3,000 years ago by a volcanic eruption
• The living archaeology of rapidly changing places
• ... and all the techniques archaeologists use to investigate, from cutting-edge technology to the simple power of observation!