Discover the First Stories of Humanity — Through the Eyes of Children
A children’s series that follows two kids and a golden bird to the real excavation sites of the Iranian Plateau — written by the archaeologist who worked them.
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- books published so far
- 6 of 18
- books published so far
- the age of the object in Book One
- 5,200 yrs
- the age of the object in Book One
- read-aloud and early reader
- Ages 3–12
- read-aloud and early reader
- excavations visited to date
- 5 sites
- excavations visited to date
Each book lands at a different excavation.
Shahr-e Sukhteh, Susa, Shahdad, Tepe Sarab. Real places, real finds, mapped in the back of every book.
The site
The page
Nothing in these books was invented.
The world’s oldest known animation is five painted panels around a 5,200-year-old clay goblet from Shahr-e Sukhteh. Spin it and a goat leaps up to eat from a tree. That object is why Book One exists — and the illustration beside it was drawn from the excavation photographs.
The archaeology behind every bookFor parents
A bedtime story that survives the “but is it real?” question. Every book ends with a photograph of the object the story was built around.
Start with Book One →For educators
Made for early-elementary social studies. Free worksheets, discussion questions and a site map for every title.
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Culturally specific, curriculum-adjacent, and rare on US shelves. Wholesale and bulk pricing direct from the publisher.
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“I spent my career on these sites. My grandchildren asked what I actually found there. The books are my answer.”
Dr. Bahram Ghadiri Khamjani — archaeologist and author. Published by the Foundation for Persian Archaeological Studies.