Visiting the Past
15 total works
Discusses the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, Colorado, and what is known about the history, social life, and customs of the Ancestral Puebloans who lived in them.
Discusses the history of the Acropolis, a large fortified hill in the center of Athens, and the uses to which it and the structures built upon it have been put throughout the ages.
Discusses the purpose, processing of inmates, daily life, and other activities and aspects of the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau.
Part of a series that focuses on six world heritage sites, this text explores the Acropolis. It provides a narrative tour of the site, looking at surviving evidence that can help reconstruct why and how the Acropolis was built and the lives of the people who lived nearby.