Resurrecting Pompeii

Estelle Lazer

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English

Routledge
24 August 2009

History; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology

Resurrecting Pompeii provides an in-depth study of a unique site from antiquity with information about a population who all died from the same known cause within a short period of time.

Pompeii has been continuously excavated and studied since 1748. Early scholars working in Pompeii and other sites associated with the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius were seduced by the wealth of artefacts and wall paintings yielded by the site. This meant that the less visually attractive evidence, such as human skeletal remains, were largely ignored.

Recognizing the important contribution of the human skeletal evidence to the archaeology of Pompeii, Resurrecting Pompeii remedies that misdemeanour, and provides students of archaeology and history with an essential resource in the study of this fascinating historical event.

By: Estelle Lazer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 910g
ISBN: 9780415261463
ISBN 10: 0415261465
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 24 August 2009
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1: The Last Days of Pompeii 1. Skeletons as artefacts 2. An Egyptian interlude 3. An anthropological resource 4. Context of a mass disaster Part 2: The Victims 5. The nature of the evidence 6. Attribution of sex 7. Determination of age at death 8. General health and lifestyle indicators 9. The population 10. The casts 11. Making sense Appendices Bibliography Index

University of Sydney, Australia

Reviews for Resurrecting Pompeii

'Resurrecting Pompeii is a remarkable book' – Times Literary Supplement 'Those who have been lucky enough to hear Estelle lecture will not be surprised by the clarity and pervading logic of her narrative, nor by the touches of quirky humour that emerge. From the first page the tone is a ‘double whammy’, both engaging and scholarly.' – Dennis Mootz, NSW History Teacher's Association, Australia