Written in Bone
Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
By Sally M. Walker | Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
About the book
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistSchool Library JournalBright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. \"He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European,\" Owsley concluded. But how did he know?Just as forensic scientists use their knowledge of human remains to help solve crimes, they use similar skills to solve the mysteries of the long-ago past. Join author Sally M. Walker as she works alongside the scientists investigating colonial-era graves near Jamestown, Virginia, as well as other sites in Maryland. As you follow their investigations, she'll introduce you to what scientists believe are the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, an indentured servant, a colonial official and his family, and an enslaved African girl. All are reaching beyond the grave to tell us their stories, which are written in bone.
Editions of Written in Bone
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- ISBN 9780822571353
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781728424323
- EBook
- ISBN 9780761381075
- EBook
- ISBN 9781467769884
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- ISBN 9781467737319
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YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistSchool Library JournalBright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. \"He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European,\" Owsley concluded. But how did he know?Just as forensic scientists use their knowledge of human remains to help solve crimes, they use similar skills to solve the mysteries of the long-ago past. Join author Sally M. Walker as she works alongside the scientists investigating colonial-era graves near Jamestown, Virginia, as well as other sites in Maryland. As you follow their investigations, she'll introduce you to what scientists believe are the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, an indentured servant, a colonial official and his family, and an enslaved African girl. All are reaching beyond the grave to tell us their stories, which are written in bone.
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YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistSchool Library JournalBright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. \"He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European,\" Owsley concluded. But how did he know?Just as forensic scientists use their knowledge of human remains to help solve crimes, they use similar skills to solve the mysteries of the long-ago past. Join author Sally M. Walker as she works alongside the scientists investigating colonial-era graves near Jamestown, Virginia, as well as other sites in Maryland. As you follow their investigations, she'll introduce you to what scientists believe are the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, an indentured servant, a colonial official and his family, and an enslaved African girl. All are reaching beyond the grave to tell us their stories, which are written in bone.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Written in Bone?
Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage: General interest > Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Written in Bone?
Sally M. Walker
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Written in Bone is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780822571353) and paperback(ISBN 9781728424323) and ebook(ISBN 9780761381075) and ebook(ISBN 9781467769884) and ebook(ISBN 9781467737319) and ebook(ISBN 9781467737326)
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