Making Faces - Using Forensic and Archaeological Evidence

John Prag and Richard Neave

ISBN 10: 0714117439 / ISBN 13: 9780714117430

Published by British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1997

About this Item

Account of pioneering work in reconstructing the facial appearance of ancient people. 256pp with index, illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Silver lettering to spine. Minimal bumping to spine and slight marking to rear pastedown, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edgewear and slight marking, otherwise good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 013172

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Faces - Using Forensic and Archaeological Evidence
• Publisher: British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum, London
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714117439
• ISBN 13: 9780714117430
• Binding: Black Cloth Boards
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology

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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.