Past Lives: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Ancestors
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (548 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0304354740 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed this book, It gave me an insight to the ancient lives and their cultures. Proof of science and techniques used to bring these people back to life through history and giving a glimpse of their stores. I also enjoyed their ability to bring understanding for their lives through studies of . Roger Bagula said much about facial reconstruction using anthropological techniques. In current terms people have been digging up great men like Bach to do facial reconstructions on his scull in an effort to make history more complete.Shakespeare laid a curse on anyone who might disturb his bones.The very ancient reconstructions of unknown stone age sculls I can see but taking re
It's a fascinating subject--in learning more about what humans looked like in the distant past, we can also learn more about how they lived--and Wilson tells the story well, with some dramatic flair but mostly with solid scholarship. From Booklist Despite the supernatural-sounding title, this profusely illustrated volume is a solid, well-researched examination of new techniques for reconstructing the appearance of our ancestors, whether ancient or recent. All rights reserved. David PittCopyright © American Library Association. We also meet the experts who, using a combination of science and artistic guesswork, bring these faces in history back to life. The book offers a series of case studies that examine efforts by historians and reconstruction artists to give faces to the skulls of various longdead individuals. Here we meet an English farm
A writer most of his life, his books cover a diverse and varied intellectual territory, from the Turin Shroud to Shakespeare, and from after-death experience to biblical history. Ian Wilson graduated in Modern History from Magdalen College, Oxford.
Recent scientific breakthroughs make it possible to know what people looked like in China 500,000 years ago, or how tribes reared their children in Texas 8,000 years ago, or how priestesses performed sacrifices 1,600 years ago. That's only the beginning--you can see artists' drawings and read expert explanations about what it was like to be a warrior queen in 500 B.C., a Roman sailor in the time of Christ, or a teenager who died in the Wars of the Roses. Know--and see--how your ancestors ate, dressed, built their homes and villages, worshipped, played games, and made war and love.. who was found almost perfectly preserved in a glacier. You've probably heard of the "Iceman" of 3,000 B.C