Unearthing Evidence That Brings Us Face To Face With the Past
Archaeologist Julian Richards has pieced together ancient and fragile clues to unearth the secrets behind the bones discovered by chance on construction sites or excavated with care by archaeologists. Using the tools of modern science - X-rays, radiocarbon dating, isotopes and DNA - he builds up an extraordinarily detailed picture of ancient people and the lives that they led.
In this book, we share the excitement of finding and investigating nine ancient burial sites which span nearly four thousand years of prehistoric, Roman, Saxon and medieval past. Experts in facial reconstruction breathe life back into the often shattered skulls and we can literally Meet the Ancestors...
