At Home in Her Tomb
Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2014]
Format: Book
Description: 80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm
"...Unearths the mysteries of the Mawangdui (mah-wahng-dway) tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds of the last century. Miniature servants, mysterious silk paintings, scrolls of long-lost secrets, and the best preserved mummy in the world (the body of Lady Dai) are just some of the artifacts that shed light upon life in China during the Han dynasty."--Amazon.com.
Contents:
Introduction: Face-to-Face with Lady Dai -- Excavation of a Time Capsule -- The Mysterious Cadaver -- A House Underground -- All the Comforts of Home -- Lady Dai's Silk Treasures -- Library of Silk and Bamboo -- Conclusion: Time Capsule of Mawangdui -- Historical Note: Legacy of the Qin and Han Dynasties -- Time Line of the Qin and Early Han Dynasties.
Subjects:
Excavations (Archaeology) -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Tombs -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Human remains (Archaeology) -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Treasure troves -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Material culture -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Mawangdui Site (China) -- Juvenile literature.
Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Tombs -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Human remains (Archaeology) -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Treasure troves -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Material culture -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng) -- Juvenile literature.
Mawangdui Site (China) -- Juvenile literature.
Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1110L
ISBN:
9781580893701 (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-79) and index.