Egypt's first female pharaoh disappears around 1457 BCE --- was she
murdered? Find out how DNA closes the case. The ancient Arabian
Peninsula city of Ubar vanishes, seemingly without trace. Find out how
old maps and modern space shuttles help solve the mystery. Sir John
Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage is never heard
from again. Find out how spectroscopy points to some probable
explanations. Case Closed? examines these and six other mysteries from
ancient and modern times. Accompanied by photos, maps, diagrams and
illustrations, this book reveals how modern science sheds new light on
people, vessels and entire civilizations throughout history that simply
vanished. In some cases, the mystery has been solved. In other cases,
readers can examine the latest evidence and decide for themselves.