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03142aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 4CD7B4D6C38A11E7B100357297128E48 003 SILO 005 20171107010627 008 170414s2017 flu b 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2017938939 020 $a 0813056543 020 $a 9780813056548 035 $a (OCoLC)982430538 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d UOK $d YDX $d OCLCF $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h fre 050 4 $a CC79 F67 C43 2017 100 1 $a Charlier, Philippe, $e author. 245 10 $a When science sheds light on history : $b forensic science and anthropology / $c Philippe Charlier with David Alliot ; translated by Isabelle Ruben. 264 1 $a Gainesville : $b University Press of Florida, $c [2017] 300 $a xviii, 170 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "Did Richard the Lionheart really die from a simple crossbow wound, or was there foul play? Who are the two infants buried in Tutankhamun's tomb? Could a skull found in a tax collector's attic be the long-lost head of Henri IV? In When Science Sheds Light on History, Philippe Charlier, the "Indiana Jones of the graveyards," travels the globe to unravel these and other unsolved mysteries of human history. To get answers, Charlier looks for clues in medical records, fingerprints, and bloodstains. He reconstructs the face of Robespierre from masks molded from his body after death and analyzes charred bones to see if they really are Joan of Arc's. He discovers lethal levels of gold in the hair and bones of King Henry II's mistress Diane de Poitiers, who used gold salts to "preserve her eternal youth." Charlier also pieces together the stories of people whose names and lives have long been forgotten. He investigates Stone Age graves, medieval necropolises, and museum collections. Playing the role of both crime-scene investigator and forensic anthropologist, Charlier diagnoses a mummy with malaria, an ancient Greek child with Down syndrome, and a stately Roman with encephalitis. He also delves into ancient miracles and anomalies: a mute boy able to speak after making sacrifices to the gods, a woman pregnant for five years, and a serpent that cured a broken toe with its tongue. Exploring how our ancestors lived and how they died, the forty cases in this book seek to answer some of history's most enduring questions and illustrate the power of science to reveal the secrets of the past."--Amazon.com. 650 0 $a Forensic anthropology $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Paleopathology $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Medical archaeology $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Medical jurisprudence $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Physical anthropology and history. 650 0 $a History $x Research. 700 1 $a Alliot, David, $e author. 700 1 $a Ruben, Isabelle, $e translator. 941 $a 5 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210707013018.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211024520.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20180912010240.0 952 $l PGAX715 $d 20180813143907.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20171220011616.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4CD7B4D6C38A11E7B100357297128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search