The discovery and deciphering of Europe's earliest known written language is recounted with "almost nail-biting suspense" in this prize-winning account (Booklist, starred review). In 1900, famed archaeologist A
Loulan is as desolate today as when Xuanzang found its remains. Visitors are not allowed at the ruins; researchers who obtain special permission to go must drive 250 kilometers from Ruoqiang, the nearest county seat, to Lop Nor, and then go off-road into total desert. In modern times, th...
In 1900, while excavating on Crete, the charismatic Victorian archaeologist Arthur Evans unearthed inscribed clay tablets amid the ruins of a lavish Bronze Age palace. Written by palace scribes circa 1450 b.c., the script they displayedfeaturing outline drawings of swords, chariots, and horses' he...
Riddle of the Melodic Gardens is a side Quest in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, specifically in the The Last Spark Hunter DLC. It is Professor Backpack's riddle for the Melodic Gardens. He and the riddle are found in the Flooded Ruins. When the...
I stand up, walk out of the room with my English book at once, feeling very ashamed of myself, sighing and lowering my head. I stand in the hallway and feel like crying, stare out the window and see the ruins near school. Just then a crazy thought forms in my head. Since I have...
The Rev. Archibald Riddell, the third son of the second baronet, was a staunch Covenanter who was persecuted for his beliefs. He left Scotland to preach in New Jersey in 1685 on the infamousHenry & Franciswhere thirty-one people died during the journey, including his wife. On his return ...
For one thing, the head and face of the Sphinx are strikingly similar to a life-size statue of Khafre that French archaeologist Auguste Mariette found in the Valley Temple—the ruins of a building situated adjacent to the Great Sphinx—in the mid-1800s. ...
In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins and Gollum have a game of riddles. These are two examples of riddles posed to Bilbo by Gollum: "This thing all things devours; Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats mountain ...
Of course, Tarduk hadn't kept at that work for very long, not when there were ruins not far away that he could explore. Making an excuse about getting some supplies from his wagon, he had slipped out of the city and found a likely spot to dig. It was hard work, and hot work. ...
Slays king, ruins town, And beats mountain down. Answer: Time This a good example of how writers have to think outside the box, considering things physical and intangible in order to create thoughtful enigmas and conundrums. The Merchant of VenicebyWilliam Shakespeare ...