It is about a bird named Francine who travels back in time to learn about her ancient relatives, the dinosaurs.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

Huge amounts of water ran into a low area in the dry, waterless desert that had once been an ancient lake.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

His work covers over three hundred fifty square meters of ceiling in a room that contains treasures from ancient Greece.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

Since ancient times, thinkers including the Greek astronomer Ptolemy believed in the existence of a huge continent on the South Pole.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

For example,in his play "The Comedy of Errors" Shakespeare borrows certain structural details from the ancient Roman playwright Plautus.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

In the ancient forests of the Lapland area of Finland, many people in the Sami native group make a living raising reindeer.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

For example, hundreds of thousands of people a year visit the ancient buildings of Machu Picchu in Peru.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

University of California biologist Bill Schopf studies ancient fossils and the dirt they are found in on earth.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

Doctor Thomas helped Doctor Allam organize the mummy study to find out what modern methods could show about heart disease in ancient patients.

VOA: special.2009.12.15

The statue was found in eighteen sixty-three in the ancient home of Livia, the wife of Augustus.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

During the year they return to the Pueblo to take part in the many ceremonies and dances that are held in the ancient plazas.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

They measured the rings,or circles, inside thousands of ancient trees in more than three hundred places.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

The ancient Aztec civilization in current day Mexico used obsidian for making hunting tools and jewelry.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

Ancient Greek myths told of a time long ago when people lived in peace and happiness.

VOA: special.2010.06.06