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Past Lives: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Ancestors
Ian Wilson reveals, through this fully illustrated book, how scientists have reconstructed the faces of our ancestors to give us a meaningful sense of what they looked like. Studies of bones and teeth can reveal much about each character's diet, which in turn sheds light on how they lived. Possessions found around the body can tell us even more about who these people were. This book is a must-read for readers with special interest in history, archaeology, and the forensic sciences.
220 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2001
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Ian Wilson
239 books27 followersAuthor of historical and religious books. He was born in Clapham, south London, but now lives in Brisbane, Australia, with his wife, Judith and their two sons, Adrian and Noel.
Wilson is most well known for his research on the Shroud of Turin.
Wilson is most well known for his research on the Shroud of Turin.
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March 2, 2010Laura's reading of "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" got me to tell her about this book I bought secondhand last year.It also made me wonder why I haven't yet tried to fit it into my reading schedule.(NO TIME basically!!!)
It covers the years between 500,000 BC and AD 1646 and is divided into 4 Sections which each explores about 5 individuals using history, archaeology and forensic science to give us a view of their times and them. We also get to see what they probably looked like by using their skulls to reconstruct their faces. The Oldest Texan turns out to be a young Indian woman who was buried with loving care about 8000BC.
THe 4 Sections are:
1. Before REcorded History egs.A Butcher From Beijing, THe Oldest Texan,
The Hunter Who Climbed too High.
2.The First Civilizations egs.The Priestess with Blood on her Hands, Priest Of Amum.
3. Faces From the Roman Era egs. A Tuscan Matriarch, A Roman Sailor.
4. The Pre-Modern Age. egs. A Jorvick Viking, An Unknown Soldier in the Wars of the Roses, A Frenchman in the Americas.
And there are LOTS of Coloured Pictures!!!!!
It covers the years between 500,000 BC and AD 1646 and is divided into 4 Sections which each explores about 5 individuals using history, archaeology and forensic science to give us a view of their times and them. We also get to see what they probably looked like by using their skulls to reconstruct their faces. The Oldest Texan turns out to be a young Indian woman who was buried with loving care about 8000BC.
THe 4 Sections are:
1. Before REcorded History egs.A Butcher From Beijing, THe Oldest Texan,
The Hunter Who Climbed too High.
2.The First Civilizations egs.The Priestess with Blood on her Hands, Priest Of Amum.
3. Faces From the Roman Era egs. A Tuscan Matriarch, A Roman Sailor.
4. The Pre-Modern Age. egs. A Jorvick Viking, An Unknown Soldier in the Wars of the Roses, A Frenchman in the Americas.
And there are LOTS of Coloured Pictures!!!!!
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