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

Three were plant-eaters. They were the western horse, the ancient bison and a two-meter tall animal called the Harlan's ground sloth.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

Other experts say glass making first started four to five thousand years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, present day Iraq and Syria.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

Five years ago, he used computed tomography to study the remains of Tutankamun, the famous boy ruler of ancient Egypt.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

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

It has high mountains. It has valleys formed by ancient ice that cut deep into the Earth millions of years ago.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

Mister Bandelier saw the ruins of the ancient pueblo or village and said "This is the grandest thing I ever saw."

VOA: special.2010.07.05

She collected the work of the great ancient painters, but also worked hard to support modern artists beginning their careers.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

His father told him that their ancestors were the kings and queens of the Olmecs, Toltecs,Mayans,Aztecs and other ancient peoples.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

In ancient times,however, people believed that the swan was given a special gift of song at the end of its life.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

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

Under this layer of nanodiamonds, they found remains of many ancient animals, including those that disappeared after Younger Dryas.

VOA: special.2009.01.20