The last days of Pompeii -- Skeletons as artefacts -- An Egyptian interlude -- An anthropological resource -- Context of
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English Pages xvii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Year 2009;2011
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.