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Subterranea : journey into the depths of the Earth's most extraordinary underground spaces / by Fitch, Chris,1988-author.; Young, Matthew(Designer),illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 220-221) and index.Part 1. Creation -- Part II. Ancient history -- Part III. Modern history -- Part IV. Today.Subterranea is where the world's remaining mysteries are yet to be found. For millennia, across nations and cultures, it has been a hotbed of fantastical stories. It's where humans have kept their most sacred treasures and their darkest secrets. It's where we have found evidence of our past and may, at some point, find an escape route for our uncertain future. But what would we find there today? From the underground cities of Cappadocia to smuggling tunnels on the U.S.-Mexico border, caves full of tiny blind dragons and a seed vault located 1300 km inside the Arctic Circle, Subterranea demonstrates that the world below our feet is every bit as vivid and evocative as the world we see around us.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Caves.; Civilization, Subterranean.; Underground architecture.; Underground areas.;
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Underground buildings : more than meets the eye / by Hall, Loretta.(CARDINAL)654606;
Includes bibliographical references (page 209) and index.Overview -- Underview -- Down to business -- Snug at home -- Subterranean schools -- Undercover public service -- Defense dugouts -- Immersed in culture : subterranean museums -- Romping through the underworld.
Subjects: Underground architecture; Architecture;
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Ancient underground structures / by Hyde, Natalieauthor.(CARDINAL)493954;
Ancient secrets -- Derinkuyu, Cappadocia -- Paris catacombs 10 -- Temple of the plumed serpent -- Orvieto -- Chavin de Huantar -- Fogous -- Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni -- Nushabad -- City of caves, Nottingham -- The basilica cistern -- Tomb of Seti I.Age 9-12.Grade 4 to 6.Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.920LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Civilization, Subterranean; Underground areas; Underground architecture;
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Cities of the underworld [videorecording] / by Wildman, Don.; Arts and Entertainment Network.(CARDINAL)225081; Authentic Entertainment, Inc.; History (Television network); New Video Group.(CARDINAL)219113; Thirty Four Productions, LLC.;
Host: Don Wildman.Every city has its secrets, but who could imagine how many linger below ground, sometimes for thousands of years? Secret passageways, combat tunnels, buried palaces, Mafia escape routes and ammunition depots are just a few of the subterranean surprises you'll discover. These buried secrets are explored using state-of-the-art surveillance equipment to help investigate places oftern known only to archeologists and local residents.Board of Film Censors, Singapore: PG. Some disturbing images.Not rated.DVD; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bunkers (Fortification); Civilization, Subterranean.; Tunnels; Underground architecture.; Underground areas.; Underground construction.; Urban archaeology.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Ant architecture : the wonder, beauty, and science of underground nests / by Tschinkel, Walter R.,(Walter Reinhart),1940-Author(DLC)no 99057649 ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index.Soil, Ants, and Life Underground -- Revealing the Shape of Empty Spaces -- Meet the Architects -- An Inventory of Ant Nests -- Moving House -- A Diversity of Architectural Plans -- Ants and Soils -- Division of Labor and the Superorganism -- The Evolution of Nest Building by Ants -- Afterword: The Future."Many animals, from birds to insects, build structures using wood, soil, or a range other materials. Surprisingly to most people, a similarly diverse array of animal homes exist underground, in the hidden world beneath our feet. This is particularly true for ants who excavate large and complex nests in which they shelter, reproduce and generally go about their lives. Despite the existence of this vast underground world, it has remained largely unexplored. Walter Tschinkel, however, has spent his career researching underground ant nests in his home state of Florida (where they are particularly prevalent) and this book is his story of discovery about what he has learned about these nests and they reveal about ant biology and behavior more broadly. Tschinkel starts the book by describing just how he studies ants nest - an arduous excavation process which involves first filling the nests with plaster, molten metal or wax. But this is a book driven by fascinating questions and the experiments the author has devised to try and answer them. How does nest architecture vary across ant species? How are new nests excavated during colony relocation? Are the ants organized within the nest? Do ants have "architectural plans?" What is the effect of all this nest excavation on soils? And how does the division of labor within the nest work? Ultimately, Tschinkel provides answers to many of these questions, but also acknowledges what mysteries, including why nests evolved in the first place, still remain. In telling this story, Tschinkel introduces readers to the surprising beauty and architectural complexity of underground ant nests and to how scientific research on them is done"--.
Subjects: Ants; Underground architecture.; Ant communities.;
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How to build an underground house / by Wells, Malcolm,1926-2009.(CARDINAL)508128;
Malcolm Wells: "Why don't we see underground houses all around us? You tell me. The US can today boast only three or four thousand earth dwellings. Inertia was no doubt the cause of such a poor showing but the anti-environmental mood of the Eighties had its effect too. Now there's new enthusiasm, based, this time, on less man-centered concerns. People want to do more than just save energy. They want to lessen the physical impact of architecture on the land."
Subjects: Underground construction.; Underground architecture United States.; Earth sheltered houses.;
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Underground cities / by Scragg, Hailey,author.(CARDINAL)839408;
Hidden cities -- RÉSO -- Petra -- Beijing's underground city -- Kaymakli, Derinkuyu, and beyond -- Memory game.Did you know some cities are built underground? They could be hidden just beneath our feet! Let's dig deep to uncover where these cities are hiding and the secrets they contain! HIDDEN, LOST, AND DISCOVERED: Go on an epic journey to explore some of the most interesting places from around the world. Some people may not even know they exist!680LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Architecture, Ancient; Extinct cities; Historic sites; Underground architecture; Underground construction;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The earth-sheltered house : an architect's sketchbook / by Wells, Malcolm,1926-2009.(CARDINAL)508128;
Subjects: Wells, Malcolm; Earth sheltered houses; Underground architecture; Architectural rendering;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Cities of the underworld [videorecording] / by Geller, Eric.hst; Wildman, Don.hst; Authentic Entertainment, Inc.; History Channel (Television network)(CARDINAL)330875;
Hosts: Eric Geller, Don Wildman.Disc 1. First, go with Don beneath Tokyo's busy streets to see the latest technology that will save the city from the many natural disasters ready to strike. Then, join Eric on a hair-raising trip into Berlin's dark recent past, where beneath the streets, sealed and forgotten, are thousands of bunkers, not to mention cavernous areas that inspired the Nazis to venture beneath the surface. Last, deep in the heart of the jungles of Belize the Maya carved a vast civilization that spread throughout Central America.Disc 2. First, take a fascinating tour of the darkest recesses of the city that never sleeps and go from the hidden Freemason tunnel and the secret world of the Sandhogs, to mobster hideaways and gang escape routes. Then, Jerusalem has always been at the center of prophetic revelations and Don goes underground to find the root of these visions. Last, Deep within the former Soviet Union lies a classified, subterranean world of Cold War secrets.Disc 3. First, Below Moscow's crowded streets lie the reminders of its war-torn past and pieces of Stalin's terrifying legacy from the tunnels used to hide from Stalin's henchmen, to secret metro systems and hidden bunkers. Then, the Holy Land is full of holes that hide secret chambers and hidden vaults that riddle the landscape and conceal countless mysteries. Last, Don delves into D.C.'s subterranean defenses and takes you everywhere from top-secret, high-tech super bunkers to the underbelly of the National Mall.Disc 4. First, Dublin, Ireland, is much more than a city full of pubs and pints and includes Pagan burial tombs, subterranean defense tunnels, and mysterious burial crypts undermine the rolling, green hills. Last, in a rare trip to the countryside, Don encounters a vast, intricate and massive CuChi tunnel system that were central to the Viet Cong war effort.Not rated.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Bunkers (Fortification); Civilization, Subterranean.; Earth sheltered houses.; Tombs.; Tunnels; Underground areas.; Underground construction.; Urban archaeology.; Vaults (Architecture);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Cave and underground homes / by Gallagher, Debbie,1969-(CARDINAL)640794;
Looks at communities around the world in which homes have been built in caves, rock formations, or underground, and includes photographs and a glossary.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Cave architecture; Earth sheltered houses;
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