Written in bones : how human remains unlock the secrets of the dead / consultant editor, Paul Bahn.
Bahn, Paul G.
2003
CC79.5.H95 W75 2003 (Mapit)
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Title Written in bones : how human remains unlock the secrets of the dead / consultant editor, Paul Bahn.
ISBN 1552976599 (pbk.)
9781552976593 (pbk.)
1552976858
9781552976852
Publication Details Toronto ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2003.
Language English
Description 192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 26 cm.
Call Number CC79.5.H95 W75 2003
Dewey Decimal Classification 930.1
Summary This book brings together a team of international experts to show how the careful study of bones and other ancient remains using modern scientific techniques, known as forensic archaeology, can reveal a picture of the lives, cultures and beliefs of ancient societies. Includes the Chinchorro mummies of Chile, Ötzi the Iceman, headless men and giant wolves from a Mesolithic cemetery in Siberia, burials from Han dynasty China, bog bodies from Denmark, and many others.
Note Maps on lining pages.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Bahn, Paul G.
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A way of life
Natural deaths
Deliberate deaths
Burials
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