Whether in tomb, grave, burial pit, or peat bog, all around the world the ancient dead represent a challenge to make sense of their remains. How did they live? How did they die? How did they view the inevitable prospect of their death? And how did their society prepare for the soul’s destiny after the body had met its mortal end? Secrets of the Ancient Dead offers a worldwide survey spanning many centuries of some of the most intriguing enigmas posed by death and the afterlife. By citing well-described, specific cases and basing his work on a combination of painstaking archaeology, dogged detective work, in-depth historical knowledge, and high-tech scientific analysis, author Tony Allan pursues his study across cultures, shedding fascinating new light on the beliefs, rituals, hopes, and fears of such peoples as the Germanic and Celtic warriors of northern Europe and the imperial dynasties of ancient China.
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Bronze Age, Tarim Basin, Unearthing Lost Worlds, Relics of the Old Ones, The Americas, Ibn Fadlan, Sacred Cenote, Sutton Hoo, Kennewick Man, New Kingdom, Peking Man, Valley of the Kings, Easter Islanders, Great Zimbabwe, Igbo Ukwu, Northern Ship Burials, Qarqan Man, Stone Age, Valley of Mexico, Alexander the Great, Amesbury Archer, Epic of Gilgamesh, First Emperor, Lindow Man, New World New!
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The Sahel region of Chad is a huge, sandy desert where, within living memory, savanna grasses used to grow. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ship burials, tomb robbers, death pits, grave goods Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bronze Age, Tarim Basin, Unearthing Lost Worlds, Relics of the Old Ones, The Americas, Ibn Fadlan, Sacred Cenote, Sutton Hoo, Kennewick Man, New Kingdom, Peking Man, Valley of the Kings, Easter Islanders, Great Zimbabwe, Igbo Ukwu, Northern Ship Burials, Qarqan Man, Stone Age, Valley of Mexico, Alexander the Great, Amesbury Archer, Epic of Gilgamesh, First Emperor, Lindow Man, New World New!
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- Looking for Dilmun by Geoffrey Bibby on page 113, and Back Matter
- Frozen Tombs by British Museum in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Sutton Hoo: Burial Ground of Kings by M. O. H. Carver in Back Matter
- Ancient Egypt Pb (Investigating History) by Peter Kent in Back Matter
- Make Your Own Viking Ship (British Museum make your own cut-out models) in Back Matter
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