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Written In Bone: Buried Lives Of Jamestown And Colonial Maryland (2009)

by Sally M. Walker(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0822571358 (ISBN13: 9780822571353)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Carolrhoda Books

review 1: Loved this book. I'm a bit of a history buff and perhaps a little morbid as well. I never really thought about what it takes to exhume history from the ground and can say now, my eyes have been opened. To be a forensic anthropologist has got to be one of the most amazing jobs ever.The detail in which each case history was examined is almost unreal. I was enthralled with how each person from the past was researched so extensively that cause of death, age and probable health history as well as cultural history made those people come alive.I don't honestly think I can review this properly, so I'll just encourage you to read this yourself. I believe I'm going to try and find a copy for my Library, since the Library likes to get their materials back. ;)
review 2: Ju... morenior Books ProjectCategory: InformationalSource: Dr. KimmelThis book will captivate readers of all ages especially those from the Chesapeake Bay region since this book is about the discovery of graves in that area. A team of archeologists discover some gravesides from the 17th and 18th century. They must carefully dig through the dirt to pull out these graves and then they use their bones to determine whether the person had a proper burial, was male or female, how tall the person was, what ancestry the person came from, the health of the person, and sometimes determine how the person died. Then, based on all the information they've collected from the bones and the soil around them, they determine what time frame this person lived in. From there, they will look at historical records to try to figure out who the person was. In this book, they talk about their experiences with the graves of a young boy and a Captain from James Fort, a high-class family of three, a white indentured boy servant from St. Mary, and a group of African indentured servants from Harleigh Knoll. At the end of the book they show a recreation of an african girl based off of her skeleton.The front of the cover is mostly a cool turquoise blue color. There is a skeleton on the bottom left corner of the cover and the title takes up most of the page and is written in a yellowish brown. The back of the cover has a picture of the team examining a dug up grave and some reviews. If you open the cover, the left jacket flap has a summary of what the book is about and the right jacket flap has a small bio of the author. Next, will come the title page, then the dedication page and then the table of contents. Then there is a Note to the Reader from the author. Here, she talks about how the book came to be. The book is divided by chapters. In each chapter, there are actual photos of the sites and the artifacts found. Each photo has a caption explaining the photo. Walker gives a history background of each area--James Fort, St. Mary, and Harleigh Knoll--before discussing the bones they find.I liked this book so much that it was really hard to put down. I think I liked it so much because I knew this was all true and it was exciting to see the discoveries. I also liked how they explained how they could know so much from bones like seeing how much carbon-13 was in their bones to determine how long they've lived in the colonies or seeing green stains on the bones to know whether or not the body was shrouded. The book was so exciting it almost made me want to become an archeologist!There can be tons of activities done with this book! You can send kids on their own hunt for artifacts, you can teach about Jamestown and its beginnings, you can teach about indentured servitude and slavery and their similarities and differences. You can teach about ancient burial traditions or teach about how colonists lived back then. less

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