The Shining Stones (English)

Author : Shanti Pappu
Illustrator : Ashok Rajagopalan

Most of the time Selvi's little village of peanut farmers lies forgotten. But once a year it springs to life – when the archaeologists come to excavate the river-bed for tools of prehistoric ancestors. These ancestors were hominids who lived more than half a million years ago, and their stone tools are what the villagers call chakka kal, meaning 'shining stones'. Superimposing facts and photographs with illustrations and stories, the archaeologist-author brings to life a distant past and initiates young children into the fascinating world of archaeology.

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Age 8+
Specifications 28 pages; 8.5” x 7.5”; full colour; soft cover
ISBN 978-81-8146-172-8
First Published 2007
Tags introduction to archaeology, stones, evolution, past, excavation, history, anthropology, fact and fiction

Child friendly introduction to archaeology

This book has lot of photographs from the actual excavation site and Ashok Rajagopalan has provided a few simple but striking illustrations to supplement the story. The last page with the drawings of the various tools of an archaeologist, is very pleasing to the eye. This kind of book would be perfect for a child to get interested in archaeology and feel inspired to know more on the subject. Saffron Tree

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The Shining Stones (English)

The Shining Stones (English)

Most of the time Selvi's little village of peanut farmers lies forgotten. But once a year it springs to life – when the archaeologists come to excavate the river-bed for tools of prehistoric ancestors. These ancestors were hominids who lived more than half a million years ago, and their stone tools are what the villagers call chakka kal, meaning 'shining stones'. Superimposing facts and photographs with illustrations and stories, the archaeologist-author brings to life a distant past and initiates young children into the fascinating world of archaeology.

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