Archaeologists have long used skeletal remains to identify gender. As the contributors to this volume reveal, combining skeletal data with contextual information can provide a richer understanding of life in the past.
This book surveys the great variety of this archaeological form from around the world, from the earliest fossil humans to the royal burials of Ur and the victims of the Battle of Little Bighorn, and explores what it is they have to tell us ...
"Oslo detective Tommy Bergmann must link a recent murder with a mysterious cache of bones"--Back cover.
Las momias en México: propuesta metodológica para su manejo, estudio y conservación