Making Faces. Using Forensic and Archaeological Evidence.

Prag, John & Neave, Richard.

ISBN 10: 0714117439 / ISBN 13: 9780714117430

Published by British Museum Press., London, 1997

About this Item

256pp, index, bibliography, bw photos & drawings. As new. Or brown cloth in jacket. The story of pioneering work in facial reconstruction for ancient peoples. Archaeologist Prag and medical artist Neave, give first-hand accounts of the search for evidence to recreate a likeness and explain the historical circumstances surrounding each body. Their subjects include a Minoan priest and priestess crushed in an earthquake while performing a human sacrifice; Lindow Man, the Iron Age body found in a peat bog near Manchester; King Midas of Phrygia who was reputed to have asses ears; and King Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great. In some cases these facial reconstructions have helped to solve problems that have long vexed scholars, opening up whole new vistas of the past. Size: Large 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Faces. Using Forensic and Archaeological Evidence.
• Publisher: British Museum Press., London
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714117439
• ISBN 13: 9780714117430
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ancient History / Archaeology
  • Medicine / Health / Psych

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Synopsis

Using forensic and archaeological evidence to reconstruct faces on skulls. Mint copy.

Review

Forensic archaeology has come into its own in recent years. The science has been making news in odd corners of the world for being used to identify the remains of long-lost Japanese soldiers on remote Pacific islands and for examining whether 19th-century American presidents might have met with foul play. In this accessible study, archaeologists John Prag and Richard Neave look into the world of "making faces"--reconstructing human forms from bits of bone, giving physical presence to the long-since dead. Among their subjects are King Midas of ancient Greek legend and the famous "bog man" of Lindow Moss, England.