The Scientists — R.J. Archer

From their secret laboratory, scientists work to protect alien artifacts from powerful international terrorists. From the author of the Seeds Of Civilization series-comes THE SCIENTISTS-first in a four-book series called Parallel Ops... featuring Jim Barnes, one of your favorite characters from the previous series. For more than five years, anthropologist Jim Barnes has been quietly investigating several ancient artifacts that he and some friends discovered buried deep beneath the sea off the coast of Cuba. While attending a conference in Munich, Germany, Jim Barnes is handed a file that not only sheds light on the origin of the artifacts but also identifies a group of international terrorists intent on recovering them and destroying everything they represent.