Written in bones : how human remains unlock the secrets of the dead / consultant editor, Paul Bahn.

1552976599 (pbk.)
9781552976593 (pbk.)
1552976858
9781552976852

Toronto ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2003.

English

192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 26 cm.

CC79.5.H95 W75 2003

930.1

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.

Maps on lining pages.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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