<p><b>Written in Bones</b> brings together a team of international experts to show how the careful study of bones reveals a compelling picture of the lives, cultures, and beliefs of ancient societies from around the world.</p><p>This compelling and scientifically-accessible book:<ul><li />Provides 38 case studies examining the discoveries at archeological sites<li />Introduces readers to ancient peoples<li />Includes more than 350 color photographs</ul></p><p>Human remains tell us much about how our ancestors lived and died. In <b>Written in Bones</b>, significant discoveries are carefully brought together and analyzed. Readers learn how experts use modern scientific techniques to piece together the stories behind the bones. The data is used to create a picture of cultures and ritual beliefs. There are such astonishing discoveries as:<ul><li />Han Dynasty aristocrat preserved in an unknown red liquid<li />Bog bodies in Europe<li />The riddle of Tomb KV55 - where a male body was found inside a female coffin<li />World's oldest dwarf<li />The headless men and giant wolves of the Mesolithic cemetery in Siberia</ul></p>