{"product_id":"digging-through-history-again-new-discoveries-from-atlantis-to-the-holocaust-9781538136225","title":"Digging Through History Again: New Discoveries from Atlantis to the Holocaust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigging through History Again: New Discoveries from Atlantis to the Holocaus\u003c\/i\u003et follows archaeologist Richard Freund's journey through some of the most fascinating archaeological sites of human history--including the mysterious Atlantis, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, a medieval synagogue in northern Spain and the long-buried Holocaust camp Sobibor and long-neglected sites of the Holocaust. Each chapter takes readers through a different archaeological site, showing what we can learn about past religious life and religious faith through the artifacts found there, as well as what has given each site such strong \"staying power\" over time. It also highlights the technological developments in geoscience and archaeology of the last 25 years that allows us to uncover more with less time, expense. and labor while observing the sensitivities associated with Jewish traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigging Through History Again \u003c\/i\u003efurther explores just how expansive the lost Atlantis Civilization really is, expands upon information known about the Dead Sea Scrolls and the newly discovered caves where more scrolls will be found, and uncovers new excavations of the death camp of Sobibor, the secrets of the Warsaw Ghetto and escapes from Sobibor, Ponar, and, Fort IX that will help set a standard for future archaeology of the Holocaust. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Freund and the research in \u003ci\u003eDigging through History\u003c\/i\u003e are featured in the National Geographic documentary \u003ci\u003eAtlantis Rising, \u003c\/i\u003e which premiered on National Geographic in 2017 and a documentary follows Oscar-winning executive producer James Cameron and Emmy-winning filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici as they investigate the myths and realities of Atlantis. The chapter on the \"Archaeology of Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust\" is also a part of the new television documentary \"Resistance: They Fought Back\" set to air in 2023. \u003ci\u003eDigging through History\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book that details Freund's groundbreaking research on Atlantis and on Jewish resistance during the Holocaust that is featured in the films. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard A. Freund\u003c\/b\u003e was the Bertram and Gladys Chair of Jewish Studies at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. He was a field archaeologist and historian of Judaism who together with geoscientists from around the world had developed a new method for working on sites with particular social, political, and religious sensitivities where traditional archaeological techniques cannot easily be used. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Time, Reader's Digest, Newsweek, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eArchaeology\u003c\/i\u003e and has been featured on the BBC, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and Fox News. Some of the projects he has worked on have been chronicled in 20 television documentaries from National Geographic, CNN, BBC, Discovery, History Channel and PBS. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497236107538,"sku":"9781538136225","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c5c392e-6406-4e46-a87e-419a0ee75fee.jpg?v=1730708431","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/digging-through-history-again-new-discoveries-from-atlantis-to-the-holocaust-9781538136225","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}