The Monument
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| Originally published | 1991 |
| Authors | Gary Paulsen |
| Genres | Fiction |
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| ID | 2321056 |
About The Monument
The Newbery Honor author of Hatchet and Dogsong delivers the moving story of an artist hired to design a war monument who forces a small Kansas town to confront issues they would rather ignore. An American Bookseller Pick-of-the-Lists and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Skeletons discovered in rare 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney
... Prof Cummings added: " The preservation of so many human remains in one part of The Monument is amazing, especially since the stone has been mostly robbed for building material...
Coins and medal found in mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
... Underneath the marble face of The Monument the box was discovered, apparently placed there during the completion of the statute in 1829...
A muddy reveal for mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
... Underneath the marble face of The Monument the box was discovered, apparently placed there during the completion of the statute in 1829...
US tourists stay in Eiffel Tower overnight while drunk - prosecutors
... It comes after two bomb scares at the tower on Saturday forced The Monument to be evacuated twice in the same day...
The fight over a Confederate statue in Arlington National Cemetery
... The Monument, a bronze statue and plinth on top of a granite base, commemorates the men who fought and died for the slave-holding southern states in the US Civil War...
Colosseum: Tourist apologies for carving names on wall
...By Jasmine AnderssonBBC NewsA tourist filmed carving names on to an inner wall at Rome s ancient Colosseum says he did not realise how old The Monument was when he acted...
Thousands welcome summer solstice at Stonehenge
... On the solstice, the sun rises behind the entrance to the stone circle, and rays of light are channelled into the centre of The Monument...
After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, can a community heal?
... Inscribed on The Monument is our holy martyrs ...
Skeletons discovered in rare 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney
Archaeologists say they have uncovered The Ruins of an " incredibly rare" 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney .
The Neolithic site at Holm, East Mainland, was largely destroyed by Victorian antiquarians 127 years ago.
Experts from National Museums Scotland (NMS) and Cardiff University rediscovered The Tomb after a search for its precise location.
Despite the damage, the archaeologists have found 14 skeletons of men, women and children.
Individual pieces of human bone were also found.
Local volunteers working with University of Central Lancashire made other finds, including pottery, stone tools and a pin carved from bone.
The three-week excavation led by Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark, of NMS, and Cardiff's Prof Vicki Cummings has revealed traces of a stone cairn 15m (49ft) in diameter, which had contained a 7m-long (23ft) passage.
The archaeologists said a stone chamber lay at the centre of the cairn, and This Was surrounded by six smaller cells.
It is believed to be a type of tomb only previously recorded 12 other times in Orkney - Islands famed for Neolithic Archaeology - and considered to be the " pinnacle" of Neolithic engineering in Scotland.
Much of The Site at Holm was damaged by antiquarians, without any records being made of what they found. Stones were also removed for building work.
Dr Anderson-Whymark said: " Orkney is exceptionally rich in Archaeology , but we never expected to find a tomb of this size in a such a small-scale excavation.
" It's incredible to think this once impressive monument was nearly lost without record, but fortunately just enough stonework has survived for us to be able understand the size, form and construction of this tomb. '
Prof Cummings added: " The preservation of so many Human Remains in one part of The Monument is amazing, especially since The Stone has been mostly robbed for Building Material .
" It is incredibly rare to find these tomb deposits, even in well-preserved chambered tombs and these remains will enable new insights into all aspects of these peoples' lives. "
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