Written in Bones : How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead (2nd Edition, Enlarged) This big, full-color volume offers case studies of human remains found at archeological sites around the world, with expert text and full-color photos bringing back to life the rituals, beliefs, everyday lives, social structures, and of course deaths of people who we'll never meet. You'll meet mummies in Ancient Egypt, bog burials in Europe, the mass grave of participants in the Batavia mutiny, and discover what scientific techniques were used to understand these long-gone individuals and their worlds. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)