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Treasures of the Earth

Treasures of the Earth is a historical-romance series about women seeking a place in the male-dominated world of American palaeontology. The first two books unfold during the competitive Bone Wars, when rival dig teams raced to discover, classify and display dinosaur skeletons; the final novel moves to Dinosaur National Monument in 1916.

Anna Lakeman, Martha Jankowski and Eliza Mills each confront restrictions on women’s scientific work as well as theft, sabotage and violence surrounding valuable fossil discoveries. The trilogy combines adventure and mystery with debates about professional credit, class, faith and the ownership of knowledge recovered from the western landscape.

Reading order

Books in this series (3 books)

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#1 – The Secrets Beneath

Kimberley Woodhouse

Anna Lakeman has spent her life documenting her palaeontologist father’s excavations through detailed scientific drawings. The discovery of dinosaur remains near their Wyoming Territory home draws them into the Bone Wars, when rival teams compete for specimens, prestige and control of museum collections. Her father’s illness…

Set in Stone cover

#2 – Set in Stone

Kimberley Woodhouse

Martha Jankowski has resisted her family’s belief that serious palaeontology is unsuitable for a woman. The discovery of what may be a complete dinosaur skeleton offers the chance to secure a museum exhibition and professional recognition, but another team is excavating against the same deadline. Palaeontology…

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#3 – A Hope Unburied

Kimberley Woodhouse

In 1916, Eliza Mills has earned a place at the Carnegie Museum after publishing early scientific papers under a male name. She travels to Jensen, Utah, to work at Dinosaur National Monument, where field research promises the recognition that formal institutions have long denied her. A…