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Title At home in her tomb : Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui / Christine Liu-Perkins ; with illustrations by Sarah Brannen.
Author Liu-Perkins, Christine.
Publication Info. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2014.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 931 LIU    Check Shelves
 Southeast  J 931 LIU    Check Shelves
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Description 80 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Summary "...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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-79) and index.
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.
Subject Mawangdui Site (China) -- 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.
Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Juvenile literature.
Mawangdui Site (China)
Excavations (Archaeology) -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Tombs -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Human remains (Archaeology) -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Treasure troves -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Material culture -- China -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China) -- Antiquities.
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
Added Author Brannen, Sarah S., ill.
ISBN 9781580893701 (hbk.) : $19.95
1580893708 (hbk.)
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