Reviews for Past lives

The average rating for Past lives based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-03-01 00:00:00 Moran Golan Laura's reading of "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" got me to tell her about this book I bought secondhand last year.It also made me wonder why I haven't yet tried to fit it into my reading schedule.(NO TIME basically!!!) It covers the years between 500,000 BC and AD 1646 and is divided into 4 Sections which each explores about 5 individuals using history, archaeology and forensic science to give us a view of their times and them. We also get to see what they probably looked like by using their skulls to reconstruct their faces. The Oldest Texan turns out to be a young Indian woman who was buried with loving care about 8000BC. THe 4 Sections are: 1. Before REcorded History egs.A Butcher From Beijing, THe Oldest Texan, The Hunter Who Climbed too High. 2.The First Civilizations egs.The Priestess with Blood on her Hands, Priest Of Amum. 3. Faces From the Roman Era egs. A Tuscan Matriarch, A Roman Sailor. 4. The Pre-Modern Age. egs. A Jorvick Viking, An Unknown Soldier in the Wars of the Roses, A Frenchman in the Americas. And there are LOTS of Coloured Pictures!!!!!

Review # 2 was written on 2014-08-25 00:00:00 Margaret Hopkins This is one of my favorite textbooks. I read it cover to cover. Very readable. I liked the little (true) stories (2 per chapter) illustrating the material they were covering. Sometimes things may get dense or you may need some more background knowledge but that is easily solved with google.