Submitted by lluncheon on Tue, 2012-12-04 14:11
Sally M. Walker followed forensic
anthropologists, scientists and others as
they uncovered gravesites in Jamestown
and colonial Maryland to learn about
their lives from what is Written In
Bone (Carolrhoda, $22.95).Looking
at the skull of an apprentice that had
been discarded in a household trash
pile, the scientists can tell that the
apprentice had a raging toothache before
he died. Other skeletons reveal (mal)nutrition, diseases,
and injuries. This book contains insights into the scientific
process and offers a compelling look at colonial America.
Ages 10-14.