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Title:

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

Edition:

2nd ed., rev. & expanded.

Publisher:

Firefly Books,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

224 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Human remains (Archaeology)
Social archaeology.
Burial--History.
Tombs--History.

Other Authors:

Bahn, Paul G.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-219) and index.

Contents:

A Way of Life -- Natural Deaths -- Deliberate Deaths -- Burials -- Mummies and Mummification.

Summary:

Human remains have much to tell us about how our ancestors lived and died, what they believed, and the rituals that were important to them. In Written in Bones, a team of international forensic anthropologists and archaeologists examines important case studies of human remains found at archeological sites around the world. Comprehensive text and color photographs describe how the remains were analyzed using modern scientific techniques and how the data were assembled to create authentic pictures of ancient culture.

ISBN:

1554079926 (pbk.)
9781554079926 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2012397017

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

KHPB566 -- Donnellson Public Library (Donnellson)