EDGE BOOKS ARCHAEOLOGICAL MYSTERIES SECRETS OF MACHU PICCHU LOST CITY OF THE INCAS BY SUZANNE GARBE Consultant Linda Olson Professor of Humanities Minot State University Minot North Dakota CAPSTONE PRESS a capstone imprint
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 A REAL-LIFE INDIANA JONES CHAPTER 2 BUILDINGS AND RELICS CHAPTER 3 PEOPLE CHAPTER 4 DOWNFALL CHAPTER 5 PRESERVATION GLOSSARY READ MORE CRITICAL THINKING USING THE COMMON CORE INTERNET SITES INDEX
CHAPTER ONE A REAL-LIFE INDIANA JONES By day Hiram Bingham III worked as a history professor But outside the classroom he was a man on a mission The world would soon know him as an explorer and an adventurer Bingham was known mostly for his fascination with Latin American history Then in 1911 he organized an expedition to Peru He knew the country’s thick jungle hid lost cities and secrets One of those secrets was the fortress where the native Incas had their last battle with Spanish invaders Bingham knew this would be an important discovery if he could find it expedition a journey with a goal such as exploring or searching for something
