Traces of the Past: Unraveling the Secrets of Archaeology Through Chemistry

By Joseph B. Lambert

Book Overview

Where Stonehenge's giant bluestones come from? Was the fall of the Roman Empire hastened by lead poisoning? How did amber get from the Baltic to Belize? In exploring these and other historical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201409283
• ISBN13: 9780201409284
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

very interesting and useful book

This is a new way to look and to study history and chemistry at the same time. It is written in an accesible language. I think it is very useful element of motivation for students in different branches of chemistry: organic, inorganic, analytical, nuclear, etc.