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Archeologists have long believed that civilization as we define it--intelligent, tool-making, monument building, social humans--begain about 5,000 years ago. But submerged under the ocean near the Japanese island of Yonaguni is evidence that "advanced" societies may have existed as long as 10,000 years ago.
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Corinne Orr reads the featured book by Aliki, Mummies made in Egypt. Host LeVar Burton visits museums to look at mummies and watch research and restoration work being done on mummies in museum collections. Reviewed books include "I can be an archaeologist" by Robert B. Pickering, "Bill and Pete go down the Nile, " by Tomie de Paola, and "Visiting the art museum" by Laurence Krasny Brown and Marc Brown.
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Petra, a stone city of temples and tombs carved deep into stark cliffs in Jordan, was the center of life two thousand years ago for a people called the Nabateans. Archaeologists excavate evidence of a highly sophisticated society and discover answers to questions about Nabatean beliefs, customs, and destinies.
10) Ancient America
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Discusses the history of ancient America, detailing the lives of hunters and gatherers, the move toward agriculture, and the rise and fall of civilizations, including the Inca, Maya, and Aztecs.
13) The Trojan War
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Retells legends of the heroes of the Trojan War, which began with Paris of Troy's abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus, lord of Greece.
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