Secrets of the Ice Man

by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Published 1 September 1998
Describes the examination of the Ice Man, his clothing and equipment, found in the Alps near the Austrian-Italian border in September 1991 and thought to be more than 4000 years old.

Lost City of Pompeii

by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Published 30 January 2000
Describes the destruction of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and how its rediscovery nearly 1700 years later provided information about life in the Roman Empire.

Discusses the paintings on the walls of Lascaux Cave in France including the cave's discovery, its significance, and the efforts to preserve the paintings themselves.


Describes the discovery and study of fossil records revealing the herding and nesting behavior of the dinosaur known as Maiasaura.