Books tagged: archaeology

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Outlaw Carson    by Tara Janzen
Price: $2.99 USD. 55680 words. Published on February 6, 2012. .

K.I.S.S. Award Winner WARRIOR, OUTLAW, MYSTIC... Kit Carson is an elusive legend in the world of archaeology, a renegade outside the bounds of respectability. But when he shows up at Professor Kristine Richards's house with seven trunks of stolen Tibetan antiquities, instead of sending him on his way, she finds herself trembling beneath the mysterious gaze of the charismatic barbarian.
The Night Prowlers    by Karen McCullough
Price: $0.99 USD. 40680 words. Published on February 10, 2012. .

Graduate assistant Jan Lindell has her hands full, supervising a team of archaeology students excavating a Colonial-era inn. Sweltering heat, feuding students, vandalism, the local lunatic fringe, and complaints from the handsome son of the property’s owner are all complications she doesn’t need. But those become minor issues when her students are attacked and warnings turn into deadly threats.
Aegean Intrigue    by Patricia Kiyono
Price: $1.99 USD. 23520 words. Published by Astraea Press on February 17, 2012. .

Someone has been stealing priceless Greek artifacts and it's Alex Leonidis' job to uncover the thief. His prime suspect is beautiful archaeological graduate student, Francie Vasileiou. His plan is to join in an archaeological dig and catch her in the act. All he has to do is keep his mind on his job, and not on the way his lovely suspect warms his heart.
Mecca, Muhammad & the Moon-God: A Candid Investigation into the Origins of Islam    by Brett Stortroen
Price: $4.99 USD. 93250 words. Published on February 19, 2012. .

A shocking, riveting, intriguing re-discovery of history, culture, philosophy and the emerging of a key individual that became the instrument to catapult the Islamic religion. Muhammad's militant, religious movement to achieve global domination is traced from its beginnings, through the Crusades period, and to its impact on current world views. Islam’s role in End Time prophecy is revealed.
The Tunnel: The Hidden Dome Volume One    by Sean Monaghan
Price: $7.99 USD. 64000 words. Published on February 21, 2012. .

When Kelly Barton takes her first off-world research posting to Mapinkura, it was supposed to be an easy job. The planet is a pristine but slated for colonization and development. Research is winding. Except that illegal development has already begun. And they've just discovered evidence of alien civilization. If they can't get construction halted the sites will be overrun.
The Dumnonian Hoard (A Rosenberg Twins Adventure)    by Adrien Leduc
Price: $0.99 USD. 45890 words. Published on February 23, 2012. .

Fourteen year old Sarah Rosenberg and her twin brother Joshua are spending the summer in France on an archaeological expedition with their Uncle Marty. However, what begins as a relaxing and fun-filled vacation quickly becomes a dangerous and harrowing adventure when the twins cross paths with a pair of ruthless antique smugglers. Will the twins find the treasure they seek before it's too late?
Memoirs of a Reluctant Archaeologist: A novel    by Yvonne Kjorlien
Price: $2.99 USD. 70980 words. Published on April 5, 2012. .

Elise Marquette likes dead people, but digging up the dead doesn't pay. Consulting Archaeology does. Consulting Archaeology also offers many other benefits: dealing with clients who don’t understand that you can’t dig frozen ground, assistants who would rather talk about their sex lives than dig an excavation, and landowners who would rather shoot than talk. Eat your heart out, Indiana Jones!
Rebels across the Red Sea    by Duncan Watt
Price: $0.99 USD. 57760 words. Published on April 18, 2012. .

This story, the twelfth in the Wallace Boys series, starts with a horrifying terrorist massacre of tourists at Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple, one of the most spectacular archaeological sites near Luxor in Egypt. Nigel is caught up in the massacre but has obviously escaped death. He is missing.
Does Archaeology Prove the Bible?    by Matá Publishing 
Price: $0.99 USD. 4650 words. Published on May 14, 2012. .

For a century, archaeological expeditions have backed up many of the stories presented in the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament). In recent years, however, a new generation of scholars has emerged claiming that the Bible is mostly a myth -- and that archaeology doesn't prove a thing. In this 2003 essay, author David Hazony shows the hidden assumptions in this high-stakes game.
The Red Man    by Anna Reith
Price: Free! 3820 words. Published by Frith Books on May 15, 2012. .

An archaeological dig unearths an ancient Celtic secret that should have stayed buried.