THE BONE CHESTS - UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS
A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR
'A diligent historian and a superb writer' THE TIMES
A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation.
In December 1642, during the Civil War, Parliamentarian troops stormed Winchester Cathedral and smashed ten beautifully decorated wooden chests to the ground, using the bones inside as missiles to shatter the cathedral's stained glass windows. Afterwards, the clergy scrambled to collect the scattered remains: the bones of ancient kings, bishops and one formidable queen.
Bestselling historian Cat Jarman builds on the ground-breaking work of forensic archaeologists to lead us through more than a millennium of history. Alongside the cutting-edge investigation to unlock the bones' secrets, this is a thrilling and sometimes tragic tale. It tells the story of both the seekers and the sought, of those who protected the bones and those who spurned them.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
JARMAN CAT
Cat Jarman Noruega, 1982 es arqueóloga y bioarqueóloga especializada en la época vikinga y Europa medieval temprana. Doctora por la Universidad de Bristol, utiliza técnicas como análisis de isótopos, ADN y datación por radiocarbono para reconstruir vidas del pasado. Ha colaborado en documentales para la BBC, Channel 4 y Discovery, y es autora de River Kings Los reyes del río , donde explora las rutas vikingas hacia Oriente. Su trabajo combina investigación académica con divulgación histórica, consolidándola como una voz influyente en la arqueología pública contemporánea.
