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Conversations with mummies Conversations with mummies A. Rosalie David,Rosalie David,Rick Archibald,Rick Archbold This volume introduces the subject of Egyptian mummies and the international teams who study them. The authors describe daily life at the time of the pharaohs -- from diets and dentistry to magic and… OL19603392W
Tell el Hesi Tell el Hesi Kevin G. O'Connell,J. Kenneth Eakins,John R. Spencer The Tell el-Hesi site comprises a 25-acre walled city from the Early Bronze III period. It is located on the southeastern edge of the Mediterranean coastal plain, 26 km northeast of Gaza in Israel. T… OL20964207W
The archaeology of human bones The archaeology of human bones Simon Mays There is no greater direct evidence regarding earlier human populations than their physical remains. This volume provides a pragmatic and up-to-date account of forensic analysis of human skeletal rem… OL2663517W
Palaeopathology (Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology) Palaeopathology (Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology) Tony Waldron "Paleopathology is designed to help bone specialists with diagnosis of diseases in skeletal assemblages. It suggests an innovative method of arriving at a diagnosis in the skeleton by applying what a… OL9396774W
Egyptian Mummies and Modern Science Egyptian Mummies and Modern Science Rosalie Ann David Egyptian mummies have always aroused popular and scientific interest; however, most modern studies, although significantly increased in number and range, have been published in specialist journals. N… OL9397004W
The Early Bronze Age Tombs and Burials of Bb edh-Dhr', Jordan The Early Bronze Age Tombs and Burials of Bb edh-Dhr', Jordan Bruno Frolich This work is the result of decades of research on the Early Bronze Age skeletal material from the archaeological site of Bâb edh-Dhrâ' in Jordan. Bâb edh-Dhrâ' is home to one of the Near East's large… OL9495913W