The Secret of Priest's Grotto
By Peter Lane Taylor
J 940.53 Taylor
The Popowa Yama cave in the Western Ukraine
is the 10th largest in the world
and was discovered by Jewish villagers trying to survive the Nazis. This is a labyrinth cave with so many twists and turns that the biggest danger is getting lost.
Nicola and Taylor (authors and cavers) sought out to discover how
28 untrained, poorly equipped people (including children and elderly) survived almost a year in the hostile environment of the cave.
The big dangers were being found by Nazis, starvation, and
sensory deprivation.
Imagine being in a cave at a constant 50 degrees temperature and so dark you couldn't see the fingers of a hand in front of your face.
Men had to occasionally go out and bring back firewood and food. The explorers Nicola and Taylor found some artifacts in the cave that belonged to the Jews.
Great story!
In the back of the book states that a documentary and upcoming film is to be made.
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Cave Detectives:
Unraveling The Mystery of An
Ice Age Cave
By David L. Harrison
J 560.1792097 Harrison
The story takes place before humans arrived in North America. In a cave a bear attacks and kills some peccaries. In these early days, the cave is home to a variety of animals including mastodons, mammoths, musk oxen, giant sloths and more.
The cave becomes sealed with debris and is sealed off from the world.
By accident in 2001, the cave is uncovered!
CavesScientists examine the cave and discover scratch marks make by a saber tooth cat or an American lion. Scientist determine this in North America's oldest ice age cave. A mammoth
bone found dated back 630,000 years and plant remains date back 830,000 years.
Join in the adventures of discovery into ice age times.
Good Read!
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Mystery of the Lascaux Cave
By Dorothy Henshaw Patent
J 759.0112 Patent
In September 1740, teenagers in France would make a great discovery accidentally in their search for treasure. What a great treasure did they find...the Lascaux cave which was covered with beautiful paintings made by prehistoric people.
The cave has 7 sections with painted or engraved images. The largest is the Hall of the Bulls. All images are life-like except one.
During the periods of the cave drawings, a prehistoric people called the Magdalenians lived. These early people used earth colors (pigments found in rocks) to make their paintings.
With heavy tourist visits in earlier years, the cave suffered with the formation of green and white spots. The cave is now closed, but to satisfy the interest of the public, a replica was made.
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Life Without Light:
A Journey To Earth's
Dark Ecosystems
By Melissa Stewart
J 577 Stewart
Until recently, people have believed that life requires light.
In the Last couple of decades, new life forms have been discovered in total darkness. In earlier times, people thought that the deep sea had no life below 2,000 feet because is was too dark, cold, and too great water pressure.
This book shows some of the creatures that live in the darkness of the deep sea.
You can also find out about life in caves, hydrothermal vents, underground aquifers, and rock deep below the earth's surface.
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