Presents thirty-eight case studies that examine how the discovery of bones have led to learning about the people and the history of the period, including a review of the bog bodies in Europe and the destroyed civilization of Pompeii. Simultaneous.
Paul Bahn, Ph.D. studied archeology at Cambridge University. For this book he worked with a team of 16 contributors from universities around the world. His numerous books, written alone or with a co-author, include Ancient Places, Images of the Ice Age, Journey through the Ice Age and The Cambridge Illustrated History of Archaeology, Tombs, Games and Mummies.