The secret life of bones their origins evolution and fate

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In The Secret Life of Bones, Brian Switek frames the history of our species through the importance of bone from instruments and jewellery, to objects of worship and conquest from the origins of religion through the genesis of science up to today.

Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over 500 million years of evolutionary history. It has manifested itself in wings, sails, horns, armour, and an even greater array of appendages since the time of its origin. In dinosaur fossils, skeletons are biological time capsules that tell us of lives we’ll never see in the flesh. Inherited from a common fishy ancestor, it is the stuff that binds all of us vertebrates together into one great family. Swim, slither, stomp, fly, dig, run - all are expressions of what bones make possible. But that’s hardly all.

In The Secret Life of Bones, Brian Switek frames the history of our species through the importance of bone from instruments and jewellery, to objects of worship and conquest from the origins of religion through the genesis of science and up through this very day. While bone itself can reveal our individual stories, the truth very much depends on who’s telling it. Our skeletons are as embedded in our culture as they are in our bodies. Switek, an enthusiastic osteological raconteur, cuts through biology, history, and culture to understand the meaning of what’s inside us and what our bones tell us about who we are, where we came from and the legacies we leave behind.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 08 augustus 2019

Aantal pagina's: 288

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Brian Switek

Hoofduitgeverij: Duckworth

Personage: Marvel

Product breedte: 129 mm

Product lengte: 198 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 127 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 26 mm

Verpakking lengte: 197 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 541 g

EAN: 9780715653791

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