Written in Bones, Second Edition
How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead
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Written in Bones, Second Edition
It’s impressive when forensic scientists reconstruct details of a person’s death 24 hours earlier—but more amazing when that person has been dead for thousands of years! In Written in Bones, Second Edition, Paul Bahn showcases archaeologists’ success in interpreting finds of natural (and unnatural) deaths through the ages.
For example, there is no doubt that Lindow Man met his death at the hands of one or more human beings. Recovered from an English peat bog whose oxygen-poor conditions kept his body relatively intact, Lindow Man was found in 1984. Archaeologists identified him as a 25-year-old male with beard, moustache, and short hair, and dated him to the first century AD. They also found that he had been hit with a blunt object, strangled, and had his throat cut.
And when a series of freeze-dried remains of children were found high up in the Andes Mountains of Peru, it spurred archaeologists to ask a host of disturbing questions: Who were these children, and why had they been chosen for human sacrifice? Finding the answers meant learning a great deal more about the Inca civilization of which these children were a part.
For this Second Edition, the book offers updated insights on some of archaeologists’ most important finds—including Ötzi the Iceman, Kennewick Man, King Tutankhamun, the mummy of Tomb KV 55, and the Lapedo Child. It also includes details on additional fascinating cases, including the Amesbury Archer, the San Jose De Moro Priestess, the Tarim Mummies, and several others.
Written in Bones, Second Edition, shows how human remains offer a key to understanding the fate of those long dead.
Softcover Book : 224 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd. ( March 06, 2012 )
Item #: 13-543013
ISBN: 9781554079926
Product Dimensions: 7.0 x 10.0 inches
Product Weight: 24.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Other's deaths are fascinating! 
May 31, 2012
Old bones can tell interesting stories.
Reviewer: boggers
Other's deaths are fascinating!
May 31, 2012
Old bones can tell interesting stories.
Reviewer: boggers
Other's deaths are fascinating!
May 31, 2012
Old bones can tell interesting stories.
Reviewer: boggers
Other's deaths are fascinating!
May 31, 2012
Old bones can tell interesting stories.
Reviewer: boggers
Other's deaths are fascinating!
May 31, 2012
Old bones can tell interesting stories.
Reviewer: boggers
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