Making Faces: Using Forensic and Archaeological Ev

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Making Faces: Using Forensic and Archaeological Evidence

The compelling story of pioneering work in reconst

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By John Prag (au); Richard Neave (il)
Year: 1999
Pages: 256
Binding Paperback
ISBN 714127159

Product Code: 1422390209

Description

The compelling story of pioneering work in reconstructing the facial appearance of ancient people. Archaeologist Prag & medical artist Neave give first-hand accounts of the search for evidence to recreate a likeness & explain the historical circumstances surrounding each body. Their subjects include a Minoan priest & priestess crushed in an earthquake while performing a human sacrifice; ‘Lindow Man’, the Iron Age body found in a peat bog near Manchester; King Midas of Phrygia, who was reputed to have ass’s ears; &, most famously of all, King Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great. In some cases these facial reconstructions have helped to solve problems that have long vexed scholars. With 130 b&w & 20 colored illus.

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