Digging Up Bones: The Excavation, Treatment and Study of Human Skeletal Remains

by Don Brothwell

Book Overview

Every year hundreds of human skeletal remains are brought to the surface by engineering works, quarrying or planned archaeological exploration. These remains provide vital clues to unraveling man's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0565007041
• ISBN13: 9780565007041
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Obligatory for Archaeologists

This is textbook that explaines,without too much complexities,essentials of entire fieldwork surounding bone excavation,and it will be usefull to archaeologist who are mostly untrained with regard to this important recovery method of important material that provides full picture on historical events.