Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens - February 2017
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens - February 2017
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In this issue
Ganges River
Revealed for you in this issue are the facts, myths, and discoveries that have made the powerful Ganges River the center of the universe for countless people through the millennia.
The Ganges Flows To Earth
Let’s travel to the southeastern coast of India where the Bay of Bengal meets the Indian Ocean. Then, it’s off to an extraordinary place called Mahabalipuram(also spelled Mamallapuram), where Hindu stone sanctuaries from the seventh and eighth centuries c.e.dot the shoreline. One of the most remarkable of the monuments is a huge carving (pictured here).Measuring 98 feet long and 49 feet tall, it stretches across the surface of two boulders. This stone relief depicts the dramatic descent of the Ganges River,which, legends tell us, began in the heavens and then flowed gently to earth, thanks to the help of the Hindu deity Shiva.
3 mins
Bathed By The Ganges
To begin to understand the length of the Ganges River, you really need to spend time floating quietly downstream on a raft. But even then, you would need more time than most people have to spare. So, let us imagine traveling down river, starting 13,000 feet above sea level and then continuing along the icy melt water of the Himalaya Mountains. From here, the Ganges winds across extensive plains, irrigating farmlands and serving thirsty factories and more than 500 million people. By the time the waters of the Ganges reach Bangladesh, more than 1,500 miles from their source, the river spreads out to form the massive Ganges Delta (above). As it flows, it passes by and through many cities, towns, and villages. Let’s visit a few.
5 mins
The Future
You might expect that people would always be keen to do whatever was necessary to protect a sacred river. Notso. Many Hindus do not believe they are polluting the River Ganges with industrial and human waste. Rather, they believe that the river is so sacred that it is impossible to pollute. Changing this belief is critical to shaping the future of one of the world’s most contaminated waterways.
2 mins
Welcome To Sanauli
A chance discovery in June 2004 of human skeletal remains in Sanauli led to the finding of a vast Late Harappan cemetery just north of Delhi, India. Dating to between 1900 and 1600 b.c.e., this was a time when local Late Harappan communities were developing new settlement patterns and trade networks. Excavations in 2005 and 2006 by Archaeological Survey of India uncovered the remains of numerous extended burials and ritual offerings, many of which were overlapping, and partly destroying earlier burials. This evidence shows that the cemetery was used over a long period of time and that there were some changes in the types of pottery and other objects buried with the dead.
2 mins
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens Description:
Publisher: Cricket Media
Category: Children
Language: English
Frequency: 9 Issues/Year
Dig Into History is the magazine where history and archaeology meet for children ages 9 to 14 years. Each issue covers an individual theme with a special 10- to 12-page section that focuses on an archaeological discovery or topic. Articles are written by experts and always accompanied by word games and projects.
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