.... and other--supplement more traditional archaeological techniques. Egypt's well preserved pyramids and cemeteries on the dry desert, and sturdy stone-built temples, have been studied by archaeologists since the early 19th century, but river-plain town mounds and all sites in densely settled northern Egypt now receive more attention than previously. Funerary and temple inscriptions survived well, but they paint an idealized, oversimplified picture of history and society. Papyrus texts and ostraca (pottery fragments) are rarer but more realistic. They now are better studied and are supplemented by new types of archae .....

.... visit place like Varadero, Cuba's premier tourist beach area. Like the other Caribbean islands Cuba as beautiful beaches that attract people who "worship" the sun. Many Americans also may be found at the legendary Tropicana outdoor nightclub where chorus girls dance to Cuban rhythms. Curiosity is another reason people visit, they want to actually see what Cuba is really like. Some Americans who are traveling to Cuba for the first time are very surprised by the friendliness of the native people. Today there are two Havanas old Havana and new Havana. In old Havana the unpainted crumbling colonial architecture remains to be beau .....

.... build. It also took 300 steel workers, and 2 years (1887-1889) to construct it. It sways no more than 12 cm in high winds! It's height can vary up to 15 cm depending on temperature. It's made up of 15,000 iron pieces (excluding rivets). It took 40 tons of paint! The base of it is 101 meters. There are 1652 steps to get to the top. It was almost torn down in 1909, but was saved because of its antenna - used for telegraphy at that time. In 1910 it became part of the International Time Service. French radio, and French television have also made use of i .....

.... is the capital of east China's Anhui Province. The city, divided into north and south sectors by the Yangtze River, boasts 600,000 people and is a developing industrial and education center. Xiamen is nicknamed the "Sea- Floating Garden." The harbor city of southeast China's Fujian Province is mainly comprised of an island off the East China Sea coast. Lovely scenery, a subtropical marine climate, and Xiamen's liberalized trade zone annually attract over three million tourists to the city. Situated near China's geographic center, Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu Province. Much of Gansu's land (13.7 million hectares) is devoted .....

.... in the eruption reached speeds of 200 miles a hour. Mt. St. Helens was 9,677 feet high before the eruption, after the eruption it was 8,364 feet high. Sixty people died in the eruption. 230 square miles of timber lay dead and burnt on the ground! All the animals had left the surroundings of Mt. St. Helens. Slime was formed in the lakes by Mt. St. Helens by the eruption. A senior citizen (84) named Harry Fruman would not leave his home on Mt. St. Helens, even after a warning of an eruption. He quoted "I talk to the mountain, the mountain talks to me. I am part of the mountain, the mountain is part of me". He died in the erupt .....

.... were in total control. Coming back from work inmates were checked eleven times and had to get through three metal detectors. Then in their cells they were counted up to thirty times a day (Stuller 87). Well-behaved inmates could spend their Saturday and Sunday afternoons watching a movie or in the recreation yard. In the yard they could lounge about, lift weights, play in a softball game, or sit down to a game of chess, dominoes, or bridge. A typical day went like this: At 6:30 AM you wake up to a loud clang of the prison alarm bell. You crawl out of bed just as a guard walks by your cell taking the first count of the day. Th .....

.... The legendary International Canoe Race, a popular tradition since the very first Carnival, is a true test of courage and determination. Teams from around the world attempt to cross the mighty St. Lawrence River between Quebec City and Levis must battle ice floes, treacherous currents, and freezing temperatures. There's also something called the Roll in the snow, for participants dressed only in a bathing suit. The provincial dogsled racing Championship called " La Grande viree ", the Soapbox Derby, the Car Race on ice and the Cross Country skiing " Classic " of the Quebec Winter Carnival are just some of the activities at .....

.... and is currently equal to one hundred centimos. The exchange rate has one U. S. Dollar for 134.61 pesetas. More that thirty-nine million people reside in the country of Spain. That is because it is made up of a large ethnic diversity. Its location between Europe and Africa has resulted in a great mixing of races and cultures. The only distinct minority group generally recognized as outside the racial-cultural mainstream of Spanish society is made up of Gypsies, many of whom still follow nomadic life-style along the roads and highways. Fairly large communities of settled Gypsies are found in the cities of Mucia, Granada, Barcel .....

.... south, along the border with Israel, Lebanon's eastern border is only 20 miles from the sea. Although a tiny land, Lebanon boasts a great diversity in its landscape which makes it one of the most picturesque countries in the world. The coast line is br oken by many bays and inlets of varying size. At some points, the mountains wade silently right into the sea - then climb suddenly tier on tier away from the Mediterranean to the sky. Because of the limitation of flat agricultural land, all but the steepest hillsides have been patiently and neatly terraced and planted with garlands of twisted grapevines. The mountains lend a gre .....

.... City has many beautiful palaces that were built during the Spanish colonial period. These buildings now houses government offices, museums, or shops. Mexico City is Mexico's center of higher education, transportation and tourism. Mexico City has more than four thousand elementary, vocational, and high schools. Mexico's oldest and largest university is the National Autonomous University of Mexico. It was founded in 1551, and has more than 300,000 students. In 1954 its new campus was completed on the Pedregal, a plain in the southern part of the capital. Many of Mexico's leading architects and artist designed and deco .....