physical anthropology

Mary Manhein shares many of the fascinating cases she has encountered during her years as a forensic anthropologist.

Mary Manhein shares many of the fascinating cases she has encountered during her years as a forensic anthropologist.

Science journalist Hannah Holmes provides an in-depth examination of how humans fit into and stand apart from other species in the animal kingdom, which begins with her own reflection in the mirror.

The author recounts her travels around the world visiting mummy sites and learning from archaeologists about mummification and its history; covers mummies in such places as Italy, the Netherlands, Egypt, South America, Japan, Russia, and the U.S.

Explores the diversity among humankind, including differences in physical appearance, communication, mobility, and personality.

Photographs celebrate the similarities and differences between faces of various multicultural types.