Many years ago customs and lifestyles were very different from today. This book tells you about such ancient customs as the Egyptian canopic jar and Viking lucky charms. With plenty of projects to make including a Native American tribal dance wand, a Chinese mask and a game of Mesoamerican patolli, children can dIscover how people lived in ancient times.

 

This book is part of a book series called Hands On History .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Anness Publishing .

Rachel Halstead, consulting editor, received a BA (Hons) in History from Durham University College in London. She is now head of the History Department for a British secondary school. Struan Reid, consulting editor, is an archaeologist and historian who has written a number of educational and reference books for children. His main area of expertise is writing history books aimed at a younger audience. Straun Reid is a graduate in archaeology, and worked for five years on historical sites in the Middle East. He returns to give lectures on the castles of the saracens and the crusaders.