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Takes the reader through a typical town in ancient Egypt around 1200 B.C., visiting the different areas, major buildings, and describing how the people lived.

Who lived in our world's ancient places? How did they survive? Travel back to the lost cities of Babylon, Karnak, Herculaneum, Mesa Verde, Angkor Wat, Great Zimbabwe, Easter Island (or Rapa Nui), Tenochtitlan, Machu Picchu, Fatehpur Sikri, Jamestown, Caughnawaga, and Akrotiri. See why these civilizations were lost--and how they were found! -back cover.

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii and preserved a record of ancient life.

Explores twelve archeological "lost cities," with accounts of site discovery and investigation of the meaning of recovered objects.

Examines the art of city planning as it was in ancient times, and describes some of the oldest planned cities, now in ruins, ofGreece, the Roman Empire, Egypt, and Mesopotamia.