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Claiming "each century leaves its own layer of remains," this fascinating, accessible title introduces archaeology by presenting a fictional present-day city and digging below it to find yet another city with valuable clues to how people lived in the past. From prehistory to the future, cheerfully busy drawings and detailed cross-sections will reward readers with new discoveries at each return. Websites. Glos., ind.