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Overview
There's a legend about a great empire that was swallowed up by the sea. Another tale tells of a beautiful city that was buried under ash and falling rock.
Did these civilizations ever really exist? And if so, can traces of them be found? That's where archeologists come in. From the harshest deserts to the deepest oceans, they search the world for lost civilizations.
What to know more? Dig Into this Book and Read About: how NASA, the U.S. space agency, helped explorers find a city buried beneath the desert sands; mysterious and gigantic sculptures on an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean; the search for a legendary 11,000-year-old civilization; and whether a career in archeology might be in your future.