Name: When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology
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Author: Philippe Charlier
ISBN: 9780813056548

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When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology

Type

Physical Book

Author

Philippe Charlier

David Alliot

Translated by

Isabelle Ruben

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN13

9780813056548

Synopsis "When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology"

Did Richard the Lionheart really die from a simple crossbow wound, or was there foul play? Who are the two infants buried in Tutankhamun's tomb? Could a skull found in a tax collector's attic be the long-lost head of Henri IV? In When Science Sheds Light on History, Philippe Charlier, the "Indiana Jones of the graveyards," travels the globe to unravel these and other unsolved mysteries of human history.To get answers, Charlier looks for clues in medical records, fingerprints, and bloodstains. He reconstructs the face of Robespierre from masks molded from his body after death and analyzes charred bones to see if they really are Joan of Arc's. He discovers lethal levels of gold in the hair and bones of King Henry II's mistress Diane de Poitiers, who used gold salts to "preserve her eternal youth."Charlier also pieces together the stories of people whose names and lives have long been forgotten. He investigates Stone Age graves, medieval necropolises, and museum collections. Playing the role of both crime-scene investigator and forensic anthropologist, Charlier diagnoses a mummy with malaria, an ancient Greek child with Down syndrome, and a stately Roman with encephalitis. He also delves into ancient miracles and anomalies: a mute boy able to speak after making sacrifices to the gods, a woman pregnant for five years, and a serpent that cured a broken toe with its tongue.Exploring how our ancestors lived and how they died, the forty cases in this book seek to answer some of history's most enduring questions and illustrate the power of science to reveal the secrets of the past.

Philippe Charlier

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Philippe Charlier es médico forense, arqueólogo y antropólogo. Como profesor universitario, dirige el Laboratorio de Antropología, Arqueología y Biología de la Universidad de París-Saclay/UVSQ. Especialista en los rituales relacionados con la enfermedad y la muerte, ha escrito más de una treintena de obras sobre antropología funeraria, fantasmas, zombis y vampiros.

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