Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Walker, Sally M.
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9780822571353, Publication Date: Sun, February 1, 2009, Type: Hardcover ,
join & start selling
description
ight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. "He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European," Owsley concluded. But how did he know?

Just as forensic scientists use their knowledge of human remains to help solve crimes, they use similar skills to solve the mysteries of the long-ago past. Join author Sally M. Walker as she works alongside the scientists investigating colonial-era graves near Jamestown, Virginia, as well as other sites in Maryland. As you follow their investigations, she'll introduce you to what scientists believe are the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, an indentured servant, a colonial official and his family, and an enslaved African girl. All are reaching beyond the grave to tell us their stories, which are written in bone.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

"slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the ...

by Carle, Eric

Hardcover /Hardcover

$14.24

The Three Monks

by Li, Shaobai

Paperback /Paperback

$8.96

Even Pirates Need to Listen

by Carnes, Mike

Hardcover /Hardcover

$22.46

Rite of Passage

by Panshin, Alexei

Paperback /Paperback

$12.74

listens & views

MUSIC TIME

by DOWNING,JOHNETTE

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$19.25

FROM THE FLUTE FROM THE ...

by KYRIE,DOMINIC

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$8.49

COUP DE TA-TA'S

by FLABBY HOFFMAN

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$11.25

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.