Have you ever gone looking for buried treasure? Find out all about being an archaeologist, the treasure that has been found – from gold coins to butter that has been preserved for thousands of years – and what we can learn from it in this fascinating information book.

• Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.
• Text type: An information book
• An illustrated timeline on pages 22 and 23 helps readers to recap the finds in chronological order and what can be discovered from each piece.
• Curriculum links: History: What was it like to live here in the past?; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world.
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.