National Geographic Investigates: Ancient India: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of India's Past

By Anita Dalal

Book Overview

The culture of ancient India is revealed through archaeology, our modern-day portal to the past. Through dramatic photography and lively narrative, take a passage to Indian antiquity. Visit Mohenjo-Daro or the "mound of the dead," a city built between 4 and 5 thousand years ago. Read how excavations there, begun in 1922, continue to uncover this ancient citadel. Learn, first-hand, what modern techniques tell us about ancient civilizations in the lower Indus Valley. And see how ancient treasures help archaeologists stitch together the multitudinous strands of India's past.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426300700
• ISBN13: 9781426300707
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9