The Archaeology of Human Bones
- ISBN-10
- 1134687923
- ISBN-13
- 9781134687923
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-06-01
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Simon Mays
Description
The aim of this book is to provide an introduction to what can be learnt from the scientific study of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites.
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