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Written in Bones: How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead (Paperback)

by Paul Bahn (Editor) "In addition to the ongoing fascination with the peculiarities of burial ceremonies and mummification, the matter of how life was actually lived in bygone times..." (more)

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books (Mar 1 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1552976599
ISBN-13: 978-1552976593
Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 18.1 x 1.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 590 g

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Charles C. James, The Science Teacher 09/2003

Well-written... tapestry of science and history will both motivate and challenge readers, it shows how science and history are inseparable.

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An excellent survey of the postmortem identification and interpretation of human remains... the text is complimented by beautiful color photographs. (Nikki Rogers Science Books and Films 20040915)

Perfect for general readers interested in this fascinating topic... accessible to a wide range of readers. (Kymberly Goodson E-Streams 200312)

Grisly, gross and utterly compelling ... with 250 color photographs, you may find it hard to put this down. (Greensburg Tribune-Review 20030209)

Well-written... tapestry of science and history will both motivate and challenge readers, it shows how science and history are inseparable. (Charles C. James The Science Teacher 200309)

A very comprehensive book on the interesting fate of human remains... an informative and fun read. (Sara J.M. Yoshida Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal )

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Written in Bones", Jun 26 2009

By	A. Carvalho "B.Sc in Biological Anthropology" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Written in Bones" seems like a great read and it succeeds. It is not ripe with information overload but brief summaries of each case study ellicits a reader response to the ones they find most interesting. The case summaries are teasers and a broad range of topics are covered including natural and deliberate deaths, burials and mummies. The way a person is buried can provide information about that person, their society, and/or their group dyanmic. There were a few spelling and grammatical errors mid-way through the book which was a little bit distracting. Many times human remains, specifically burial sites, are the last voice the body has to tell their stories.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting to the last page..., Jun 12 2004

By	S. Goodman (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although the writing tends towards the dry and academic, I find this one of the more interesting books on physical anthropology out there. It details dozens of the most well known and important anthropological finds in history, from who killed King Tut, to the legal battle of Kennewick Man, to the brutal murders of the "bog bodies" of Western Europe during the Bronze Age, and beyond. It's extremely facinating, but with each description totalling a few pages at most, I found it almost too brief. I would have loved to been able to read an entire book on just about all the burial finds offered up in "Written in Bones", as the short synopsis of each site feels more like a teaser than a complete story. Definitely a good way to get your feet wet if you're interested in physical anthropology and don't know where to start, or as a sort-of Cliff's Notes of some of the more recognizable finds in anthropology.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great introductory book, Oct 19 2003

By	Valerie Adolph "Coast Journal" (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

As an introductory book to archeology and anthropology, this book is without peer. It's individual case studies are detailed enough to spark interest, but short enough not to bog down in details. There are lots of color photographs so the reader can see what the writer is trying to describe. The case studies cover many different parts of the world, including some that one doesn't readily connect with archeology, and many time periods, from 1.5 million years ago to a couple of hundred years ago.

From these case studies one can begin to understand how ancient bodies are yielding their secrets to forensic science. Each case study produces more revelations. For me one of the most amazing was "The Wife of the Marquis of Dai" who died in China some 160 years before the birth of Christ. Her body is almost perfectly preserved and it has been discovered that she suffered from about 10 diseases, including tuberculosis, but that she died from a heart attack due to overeating.

I found this book a delight. I've always been impressed by the way forensic anthropologists can sample, analyze and deduce human stories from these ancient bones. This book presents the results in a very readable fashion and should help to create wider interest and understanding of this fascinating topic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great introductory book
As an introductory book to archeology and anthropology, this book is without peer. It's individual case studies are detailed enough to spark interest, but short enough not to bog... Read more

Published on Oct 19 2003 by Valerie Adolph

4.0 out of 5 stars Broad-based regionally and by period
Written in Bones is a multi-authored volume of articles edited by Paul Bahn, who coauthored along with Colin Renfrew my favorite book on archaeology, Archaeology: Theories,... Read more

Published on Aug 24 2003 by Atheen M. Wilson

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, But a Little Dry
"Written in Bones" explains what human remains can tell us about how people lived in the distant past. Read more

Published on Jun 29 2003 by William Holmes

5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to my science book collection!
Pictures. Pages and pages of nothing but glorious pictures, and maps, and photographs (along with the writing of course). Read more

Published on Jun 11 2003 by K. L Sadler