Wilson opens his history of London with a metaphor of buried rivers and buried past, evoking various little-known tributaries of the Thames, and in particular tracing the course of the Fleet River, now buried beneath streets and buildings, evidence of its existence apparent in the structures, place names and damp basements of the city.
Children Audio Book - 4 Magic Tree House series (1994) A novel by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie are in deep trouble when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of desert islands, secret maps, hidden gold--and ruthless pirates! Will Jack and Annie discover a buried treasure? Will they find out the identity of the mysterious M? Or will they walk the plank?"
Angelica leads the Rugrats on an expedition across the desert, over a mountain, and into the jungle -- without even leaving Tommy's backyard! Things really get exciting in this brand-new story when they discover buried treasure. Could it be a dinosaur bone? A satellite fragment? A crown for an underwater mermaid?
You undoubtedly have heard the story of Captain Kidd and his fabulous treasure. But did you know that a goodly portion of that treasure was at one time buried near Charleston, South Carolina? Make yourself comfortable while I tell you the story of the Gold Bug and Captain Kidd's buried treasure.
36 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture Taught by John R. Hale University of Louisville Ph.D. Cambridge University
On October 22, 1738, an engineer in the army of the Bourbon royal family in Naples had himself lowered down a well shaft to begin the first systematic study of an ancient wonder just then coming to light: the astonishingly intact ruins of the Roman city of Herculaneum, buried in the eruption of Vesuvius almost 1,700 years earlier. This trip down a well not only marks the beginning of Classical archaeology but also ...