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- catalog abstract ""In this work, Ian Wilson shows 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 tells us even more about who these people were. Each of the four sections in the book contains a comprehensive introduction, allowing the reader to understand the historical context in which these people lived. Character by character, from prehistory to modern times, Ian Wilson's detective work and knowledge enables him to tell the very human stories of these past lives."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12811346.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""In this work, Ian Wilson shows 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 tells us even more about who these people were. Each of the four sections in the book contains a comprehensive introduction, allowing the reader to understand the historical context in which these people lived. Character by character, from prehistory to modern times, Ian Wilson's detective work and knowledge enables him to tell the very human stories of these past lives."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-210) and index.".
- catalog description "Part I : Before recorded history : Historical introduction : from earliest beginnings to the age of the first farmers -- Butcher from Beijing c.500,000 BC ; Aboriginal in Brazil c.9500 BC ; Oldest Texan c.8000 BC ; Cheddar caveman c.7150 BC ; Hunter who climbed too high c.3000 BC -- Part II : First civilisations : Historical introduction : from the earliest technologies to the era of the first money -- Sumer's fertility mistress c.2500 BC ; Priestess with blood on her hands c.1650 BC ; Priest of Amun c.1100 BC ; Horse-queen of the icy steppes c.500 BC ; Father of Alexander 336 BC -- Part III : Faces from the Roman era : Historical introduction : Rome from the republic's birth to the empire's fall -- Tuscan matriarch c.150 BC ; Severnside farmer c.150 BC ; Roman sailor c.7 BC ; Londinium pride c. AD 300 -- Part IV : Pre-modern age : Historical introduction : from plainchant to firepower -- Jorvick Viking c. AD 1000 ; King who tried again 1329 ; Unknown soldier in the Wars of the Roses 1461 ; Butcher of the Incas 1541 ; Tsar Ivan the Terrible 1584 ; Frenchman in the Americas 1686 -- Postscript : the future : what of the future?".
- catalog extent "216 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0304354740".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Cassell,".
- catalog subject "2001 G-211".
- catalog subject "930.1 21".
- catalog subject "Archaeology Popular Works.".
- catalog subject "CC79.5.H85 W55 2001".
- catalog subject "Forensic Anthropology Popular Works.".
- catalog subject "Forensic anthropology.".
- catalog subject "Forensic sciences.".
- catalog subject "GN 62 W748p 2001".
- catalog subject "Human remains (Archaeology)".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part I : Before recorded history : Historical introduction : from earliest beginnings to the age of the first farmers -- Butcher from Beijing c.500,000 BC ; Aboriginal in Brazil c.9500 BC ; Oldest Texan c.8000 BC ; Cheddar caveman c.7150 BC ; Hunter who climbed too high c.3000 BC -- Part II : First civilisations : Historical introduction : from the earliest technologies to the era of the first money -- Sumer's fertility mistress c.2500 BC ; Priestess with blood on her hands c.1650 BC ; Priest of Amun c.1100 BC ; Horse-queen of the icy steppes c.500 BC ; Father of Alexander 336 BC -- Part III : Faces from the Roman era : Historical introduction : Rome from the republic's birth to the empire's fall -- Tuscan matriarch c.150 BC ; Severnside farmer c.150 BC ; Roman sailor c.7 BC ; Londinium pride c. AD 300 -- Part IV : Pre-modern age : Historical introduction : from plainchant to firepower -- Jorvick Viking c. AD 1000 ; King who tried again 1329 ; Unknown soldier in the Wars of the Roses 1461 ; Butcher of the Incas 1541 ; Tsar Ivan the Terrible 1584 ; Frenchman in the Americas 1686 -- Postscript : the future : what of the future?".
- catalog title "Past lives : unlocking the secrets of our ancestors / Ian Wilson.".
- catalog type "text".