Their Skeletons Speak

Author : Sally M. Walker,Douglas W. Owsley
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467737296

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Their Skeletons Speak by Sally M. Walker,Douglas W. Owsley Pdf

On July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water along the shore of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. Was this an unsolved murder? The remnants of some settler's or Native American's unmarked grave? What was the story behind this skeleton? Within weeks, scientific testing yielded astonishing news: the bones were more than 9,000 years old! The skeleton instantly escalated from interesting to extraordinary. He was an individual who could provide firsthand evidence about the arrival of humans in North America. The bones found scattered in the mud acquired a name: Kennewick Man. Authors Sally M. Walker and Douglas W. Owsley take you through the painstaking process of how scientists determined who Kennewick Man was and what his life was like. New research, never-before-seen photos of Kennewick Man's remains, and a lifelike facial reconstruction will introduce you to one of North America's earliest residents. But the story doesn't end there. Walker and Owsley also introduce you to a handful of other Paleoamerican skeletons, exploring their commonalities with Kennewick Man. Together, their voices form a chorus to tell the complex tale of how humans came to North America—if we will only listen.

Author : Christine Quigley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 078641068X

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Skulls and Skeletons by Christine Quigley Pdf

Of the parts of the human body, the bones have a unique durability that lends itself to collection. Provided a body has not been cremated, the skeletal remains can be recovered even millions of years after death, cleaned of flesh and debris, studied at length, and stored indefinitely without the maintenance that wet specimens require. Motivations for collecting human skeletal material range from the practical (in anthropology, medicine, forensics) to the ritualistic (phrenology, in the relics of martyrs and saints). This book is an examination of those motivations and the collections they have brought about--catacombs, ossuaries, mass graves, prehistoric excavations, private collections, and institutions. The book contains sections on procuring, handling, storing, transporting, cleaning, and identifying skeletal remains. The repatriation of remains and legislation covering the topic are also addressed.

Author : Teresa Griffith
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780557267774

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Love Your Skeletons by Teresa Griffith Pdf

Skel-e-ton - Anything from your past that you are ashamed of, you feel embarrassed about, you avoid talking about, or that causes you to feel guilty, fearful or hurt when you remember it. Discover ways to overcome fear and handle overwhelming emotions. Create a strategy for dealing with nosy people. Find relief and experience great joy as you learn to love your skeletons and put them in the closet for good! (Please note: There is also an ebook version of this book available.)

Author : Joshua Ryan Butler
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780529100559

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The Skeletons in God's Closet by Joshua Ryan Butler Pdf

How can a loving God send people to hell? Isn’t it arrogant to believe Jesus is the only way to God? What is up with holy war in the Old Testament? Many of us fear God has some skeletons in the closet. Hell, judgment, and holy war are hot topics for the Christian faith that have a way of igniting fierce debate far and wide. These hard questions leave many wondering whether God is really good and can truly be trusted. The Skeletons in God's Closet confronts our popular caricatures of these difficult topics with the beauty and power of the real thing. Josh Butler reveals that these subjects are consistent with, rather than contradictory to, the goodness of God. He explores Scripture to reveal the plotlines that make sense of these tough topics in light of God’s goodness. From fresh angles, Josh deals powerfully with such difficult passages as: The Lake of Fire Lazarus and the Rich Man The Slaughter of Canaanites in the Old Testament Ultimately, The Skeletons in God's Close uses our toughest questions to provoke paradigm shifts in how we understand our faith as a whole. It pulls the “skeletons out of God’s closet” to reveal they were never really skeletons at all.

Author : Val McDermid
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802147622

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How the Dead Speak by Val McDermid Pdf

Unmarked graves are found on the grounds of an old orphanage in this “riveting” British crime thriller by an Edgar Award finalist (Publishers Weekly, starred review). With profiler Tony Hill behind bars and Carol Jordan no longer with the police, he’s finding unexpected outlets for his talents in jail and she’s joined forces with a group of lawyers and forensics experts looking into suspected miscarriages of justice. But they’re doing it without each other; being in the same room at visiting hour is too painful to contemplate. Meanwhile, construction is suddenly halted on the redevelopment of an orphanage after dozens of skeletons are found buried at the site. Forensic examination reveals they date from between twenty and forty years ago, when the nuns were running their repressive regime. But then a different set of skeletons is discovered in a far corner—young men from as recent as ten years ago. When newly promoted DI Paula McIntyre discovers that one of the male skeletons is that of a killer who is supposedly alive and behind bars—and the subject of one of Carol’s miscarriage investigations—it brings Tony and Carol irresistibly into each other’s orbit once again in this masterfully plotted novel by “the queen of psychological thrillers” (Irish Independent).

Author : Jabez Burns
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Sermons
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU16228430

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Five Hundred Sketches and Skeletons of Sermons by Jabez Burns Pdf

Author : Clark Spencer Larsen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-03-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691092842

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Skeletons in Our Closet by Clark Spencer Larsen Pdf

The dead tell no tales. Or do they? This book shows that the dead can speak to us - about their lives, and ours - through the remarkable insights of bioarchaeology, which reconstructs the lives and lifestyles of skeletal remains.

Author : Katherine A. Dettwyler
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478611585

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Dancing Skeletons by Katherine A. Dettwyler Pdf

One of the most widely used ethnographies published in the last twenty years, this Margaret Mead Award winner has been used as required reading at more than 600 colleges and universities. This personal account by a biocultural anthropologist illuminates not-soon-forgotten messages involving the sobering aspects of fieldwork among malnourished children in West Africa. With nutritional anthropology at its core, Dancing Skeletons presents informal, engaging, and oftentimes dramatic stories that relate the author’s experiences conducting research on infant feeding and health in Mali. Through fascinating vignettes and honest, vivid descriptions, Dettwyler explores such diverse topics as ethnocentrism, culture shock, population control, breastfeeding, child care, the meaning of disability and child death in different cultures, female circumcision, women’s roles in patrilineal societies, the dangers of fieldwork, and facing emotionally draining realities. Readers will laugh and cry as they meet the author’s friends and informants, follow her through a series of encounters with both peri-urban and rural Bambara culture, and struggle with her as she attempts to reconcile her very different roles as objective ethnographer, subjective friend, and mother in the field. The 20th Anniversary Edition includes a 13-page “Q&A with the Author” in which Dettwyler responds to typical questions she has received individually from students who have been assigned Dancing Skeletons as well as audience questions at lectures on various campuses. The new 23-page “Update on Mali, 2013” chapter is a factual update about economic and health conditions in Mali as well as a brief summary of the recent political unrest.

Author : Guy Vanderhaeghe
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781555847517

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The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe Pdf

Journey from Victorian England to the whiskey trading posts of the Old West in this epic award-winning bestseller from the author of The Englishman’s Boy. In the late nineteenth century, Englishmen Charles and Addington Gaunt are sent by their father to find their brother Simon, a missionary who has gone missing in the wilds of the American West. In the outreaches of the Montana frontier, the brothers hire a guide—a half Blackfoot, half Scot named Jerry Potts—to lead them further north into the area where Simon was last seen. As the party heads out, it grows to include a journalist, a saloonkeeper, a Civil War veteran in search of love, and a young woman bent on revenge. There’s no telling what awaits them . . . “One of North America’s best writers . . . A feast of a book.” —Annie Proulx, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) “Stuffed with enough goodies to keep us entertained for days.” —The New York Times Book Review “Quest and revenge, love and loss converge before the novel’s satisfying final twist.” —The Boston Globe “The quality of its plotting, vivid characterizations and descriptions and dark humor place it firmly in the company of the likes of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Author : Max Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Petroleum industry and trade
ISBN : UOM:39015065503404

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Speak to the Earth by Max Miller Pdf

In Speak to the Earth, Max Miller traces the geological and industrial history of petroleum. In his own colorful style he writes about the petroleum industry as he saw it, whether from the floor of a drilling rig or the instrument room of a refinery. ... Max Miller looks back to ancient oil legends and superstitions and to the early Indians who worshipped the black stuff from the earth. And he looks ahead to the things petroleum will do for men in the years to come.

Author : Wm Jack Hranicky
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781627342889

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The Bipoint in the Settlement of North America by Wm Jack Hranicky Pdf

This 378 page archaeological publication covers the development, definition, classification, and world-wide deployment of the lithic bipoint and includes numerous photographs, drawings, and maps. The bipoint is a legacy implement from the Old World that is found through time/space all over America. It was brought into the U.S. on both coasts; the Pacific Coast introduction was around 17,000 years ago and the Atlantic Coast was 23,000 years ago. The basic bipoint is defined and its manufacturing processes are presented along with bipoint properties, shape/form, resharpening, and cultural associations. This publication illustrates numerous bipoints from the Atlantic and Pacific states (and within the U.S.) and presents some of their inferred chronologies which are the oldest in the New World. Several morphologies between American and Iberian bipoints are compared, namely the famous Virginia Cinmar bipoint. It concludes that a Solutrean occupation did occur on the U.S. Atlantic coastal plain. The bipoint is the most misclassified artifact in American archaeology. The book is indexed and has extensive references.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015055248135

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Knowledge & Illustrated Scientific News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dougal Jackson,Jennifer Jackson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780730359555

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How to Speak Human by Dougal Jackson,Jennifer Jackson Pdf

'An instant classic—this book is so utterly relevant and needed. And it is hellishly refreshing to boot. I fucking love it, and heartily recommend it to all.' —Dr Jason Fox, best-selling author of How to Lead a Quest Take a practical approach to the communication challenges in your workplace. Through 11 strategies, 23 tactics and 15 stories this handy how-to will help curious humans: use the science of connection to create compelling communication translate mind-numbing complexity into captivating simplicity hijack attention, engage and influence others. Whether you're a leader looking to connect with your workforce; a member of a small team, hungry to make a difference; or at the helm of a global organisation, with an eye on the horizon – this is a how-to for forward thinkers like you.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : LiturgyTrainingPublications
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781616710927

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2014 Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word, Canadian edition by Anonim Pdf

Author : Leigh Perry
Publisher : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625676757

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A Skeleton in the Family by Leigh Perry Pdf

“An effortlessly narrated, meticulously crafted cozy mystery.” — The Big Thrill An adjunct professor worries she’s made a grave mistake returning to her hometown when she’s drawn into a decades-old murder mystery...by the victim’s skeleton! Georgia Thackery isn’t exactly thrilled to be moving back to her childhood home, not that she has much choice. As a struggling adjunct English professor and single mom to a teenage daughter, Georgia takes jobs wherever she can find them. At least with this new teaching gig in Pennycross, Massachusetts, she has a rent-free place to live. Besides, there’s a major upside to Georgia’s homecoming: Sid! Every family has secrets, but the skeleton in Georgia’s closet isn’t just real, he’s a living (kinda), breathing (sorta), cringey-joke-making part of the family–who happens to be her best friend! No one quite knows the origins of Sid’s remains, and he can’t recall anything from before meeting Georgia and taking up residence in the Thackery attic. But all that changes during an outing to the local college campus, when Sid recognizes a face from his literal past life...and it chills him to the bone. Now, Sid has questions about the circumstances of his death and Georgia will do whatever it takes to help him dig up the truth. But when all signs point to murder, is Georgia in danger of becoming the next family skeleton? Fans of Charlaine Harris and Sofie Kelly will adore this charming supernatural cozy mystery—the first in the beloved Family Skeleton series—by Agatha Award-winning author, Toni L. P. Kelner, writing as Leigh Perry. Praise for A Skeleton in the Family: “A very touching and entertaining whodunit. The mystery is intelligent and nicely done with fun insights into academia and anthropology.” — RT Book Reviews "You’ll love the adventures of this unexpected mystery-solving duo.” — Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author "A charming debut ... Amateur sleuth Georgia, and her sidekick, Sid, are just plain fun!” — Sofie Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Cat Trick