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Seven Wonders of the Ancient Middle East
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Oct. 1, 2008)Describes seven monumental ancient Middle Eastern architectural sites that still exist today, including Ziggurat at Ur, King Solomon's Temple, and the library in Nineveh.
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Ancient Agriculture: From Foraging to Farming
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Runestone Pr, Feb. 1, 2000)Discusses agricultural technology in various cultures from the Stone Age to 476 A.D., including China, Egypt, Mesoamerica, and Greece.
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Ancient Machines: From Wedges to Waterwheels
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Runestone Pr, Dec. 1, 1999)Discusses the invention of six simple machines in various ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire
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Ancient Construction: From Tents to Towers
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Runestone Pr, May 1, 2000)Describes buildings and structures and examines methods and tools of construction in various civilizations around the world, from prehistoric times up until the end of the Roman Empire.
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Seven Natural Wonders of the Arctic, Antarctica, and the Oceans
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, April 1, 2009)Looks at seven natural wonders, including the Bay of Fundy, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Mariana Trench.
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Seven Natural Wonders of Europe
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, April 1, 2009)Looks at seven natural wonders of Europe, including the Alps, Loch Ness, and the Black Forest.
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Seven Natural Wonders of Asia and the Middle East
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, April 1, 2009)Without any human influence, nature has created extraordinary wonders - from majestic mountains and bubbling volcanoes to amazing plants and animals. These wonders are found across all the continents and oceans of this planet. In a tour of the seven greatest wonders of Asia and the Middle East, one of the first wonders we'll see is Mount Everest, between Nepal and Tibet. It's the tallest mountain on Earth. We'll also visit the Chocolate Hills in the Philippines. In the dry season, these hills look like afield of chocolate kisses. The salty Dead Sea sits between Israel and Jordan. If you were to swim in this sea, you wouldn't even sink.
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Ancient Agricultural Technology: From Sickles to Plows
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Jan. 1, 2011)Describes the technology used by ancient farmers, covering the evolution of farming tools, irrigation methods, animal breeding, and the processing of crops, including the ancient civilizations of China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Oct. 1, 2008)Describes the seven wonders of the ancient world, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus, the temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the colossus of Rhodes.
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In Search of the Trojan War
Michael Wood
Hardcover (British Broadcasting Corporation, Feb. 15, 1985)Tales of Troy and its heroes--Achilles and Hector, Paris and the legendary beauty Helen--have fired the human imagination for 3,000 years. With In Search of the Trojan War, Michael Wood brings vividly to life the legend and lore of the Heroic Age in an archaeological adventure that sifts through the myths and speculation to provide a fresh view of the riches and the reality of ancient Troy.This gripping story shows why the legend of Troy forms the bedrock of Western culture and why its past is a paradigm of human history. Wood's meticulous scholarly sleuthing yields fascinating evidence about the continuity and development of human civilization in the Aegean and Asia Minor. With its 50 feet of debris resulting from constant rebuilding, human destruction, earthquake, and abandonment, the mound of Troy contains the beginnings and ends of new races and civilizations.This edition includes a new preface, a new final chapter, and an addendum to the bibliography that take account of dramatic new developments in the search for Troy with the rediscovery, in Moscow, of the so-called Jewels of Helen and the re-excavation of the site of Troy, which began in 1988 and is yielding new evidence about the historical city.
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Seven Wonders of Ancient Africa
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Oct. 1, 2008)Describes seven monumental ancient African architectural sites that still exist today, including the Great Sphinx, the Swahili trading coast, and the mosque and university of Timbuktu.
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In Search of the Trojan War
Michael Wood
Hardcover (Facts on File, April 1, 1986)Surveys archaeological research to explore what scholars have discovered about the historical facts behind the legends of Homer, covering topics including the search for Troy and Agamemnon's Empire