Written in bones
Subtitle: how human remains unlock the secrets of the dead
By: consultant editor, Paul Bahn.
Contributors: Bahn, Paul G.
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Human remains (Archaeology); Burial -- History.; Tombs -- History.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-191) and index.
Maps on lining pages.