Bones and Ochre - The Curious Afterlife of the Red Lady of Paviland

Informationen zum Autor Marianne Sommer is a historian of science at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Zusammenfassung When ochre-stained bones were unearthed by William Buckland in a Welsh cave in 1823! they raised many unsettling questions regarding their origin! and inspired the casting and recasting of the character who became known as the Red Lady. Her biography reflects the personal! professional! and national ambitions of those who studied her.

Product details

• Authors: Marianne Sommer
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2008
• EAN: 9780674024991
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02499-1
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Wales, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Wales / Cymru