Resurrecting Pompeii [Pbk. ed] 0203885163, 9780415261463, 9780203885161, 0415261465, 9780415666336, 0415666333

The last days of Pompeii -- Skeletons as artefacts -- An Egyptian interlude -- An anthropological resource -- Context of

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Resurrecting Pompeii [Pbk. ed]
 0203885163, 9780415261463, 9780203885161, 0415261465, 9780415666336, 0415666333

Table of contents :
The last days of Pompeii --
Skeletons as artefacts --
An Egyptian interlude --
An anthropological resource --
Context of a mass disaster --
The victims --
The nature of the evidence --
Attribution of sex --
Determination of age at death --
General health and lifestyle indicators --
The population --
The casts --
Making sense.

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