Buttons, Bones, and the Organ Grinder's Monkey: Tales of Historical Archaeology

by Meg Greene

Offers an in-depth look at five excavations, as archaeologtists attempt to piece together clues found at the sites including a Jamestown fort, slave quarters at Jefferson's Monticello, and the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Genres: Childrens, History

122 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2001

Reviews

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers 5 archaeological excavations and what they uncovered about Custer's last stand, slave life at Monticello, the "Five Points" district of New York City, the explorer La Salle's ship the Belle, and the original Jamestown fort. I found all of them interesting and would have enjoyed reading more detail about all of them. I particularly liked reading about the excavation of Jamestown's original fort, a completely undisturbed site. Wish I could have participated!