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Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond

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THE
SUNDAY TIMES
NO. 1 BESTSELLER
'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life'
Daily
Telegraph
'Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down'
Evening
Standard
'Another really good book from archaeologist Alice Roberts . . . Helps you understand the facts on a technical level, but also makes you feel them in your bones'
New Scientist
'Robert's reflections on Thomas Becket and Canterbury Cathedral are especially entertaining . . . Fascinating'
Spectator
The new book by
Sunday Times
bestselling author of
Ancestors
and
Buried
- the final instalment in Professor Alice Roberts' acclaimed trilogy.
We can unlock secrets from bones preserved for centuries in tombs, graves and crypts.
The history of the Middle Ages is typically the story of the rich and powerful, theres barely a written note for most peoples lives. Archaeology represents another way of interrogating our history. By using cutting-edge science to examine human remains and burials, it is possible to unearth details about how individuals lived and died that give us a new understanding of the past one that is more intimate and inclusive than ever before. The seven stories in
Crypt
are not comforting tales. We meet the patients at one of the earliest hospitals in England and the victims of the St Brices Day Massacre. We see a society struggling to make sense of disease, disability and death, as incurable epidemics sweep through medieval Europe. We learn of a protracted battle between Church and State that led to the murder of Thomas Becket and the destruction of the most famous tomb in England. And we come face to face with the archers who went down with Henry VIIIs favourite ship, the
Mary Rose
.
Beautifully written and expertly researched by Professor Alice Roberts,
Crypt
is packed with thrilling discoveries that will make you see the history of Britain afresh.
Recenzja
'An addictive picture of medieval Britain from a cutting edge perspective . . . Roberts is a brilliant guide to the cutting-edge fusion of archaeology and genetics that is doing something special: revealing new facts about a past most people consider dead and buried'
Evening Standard
Compulsive
. . .
A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life.
Crypt
, in fact, is often as much a story about archaeological research techniques as it is one about the Middle Ages. As Roberts surveys the medieval graves, she deftly explains the processes through which the archaeologists working on them came to their discoveries . . .
one really gets the sense here of being at the vanguard of the discipline
. . . Its
fascinating
-- Pablo Scheffer
Daily Telegraph
Sainthood, leprosy, Pagets Disease, the Black Death, the drowned archers of the Mary Rose and anchoresses are
all given thoughtful scrutiny, and Robertss reflections on Thomas Becket and Canterbury Cathedral are especially entertaining . . . Overall the book is fascinating, and you certainly get your moneys worth
Spectator
'
A gripping set of tales
. . . demonstrate[s] how the disciplines of osteoarchaeology, palaeopathology, osteobiology and, newest of all, archaeogenomics, are increasingly used to modify, amplify and even correct written records with all their slant and spin . . .
Fascinating
'
Guardian
Demonstrates that science can now tell us what killed our predecessors and, aided by historical records, reveal how society treated them.
It is detailed and research-heavy but related so engagingly
from time to time Roberts seems suddenly to turn and speak directly to camera
you want to share nuggets with whomever is around
. . .
She is our renaissance woman
, our divided cultures missing link, and huge fun too'
The Times
Another year, another really good book from archaeologist Alice Roberts
. . . For me, the chapter on the Black Death was a highlight. Roberts weaves together historical accounts of the epidemic with the more recent research . . .
Helps you understand the facts on a technical level, but also makes you feel them in your bones
-- Michael Marshall
New Scientist
Perfectly riveting reading . . . truly fascinating case studies . . .
Prof Roberts is an engaging academic and broadcaster who loves and knows her stuff . . .
Crypt
focuses more specifically on disease and injury and how scientific advances can help us understand both the cause and context of a persons death . . .
Prof Roberts carries the reader with her, out to the mournful burial sites then back to the labs. Many questions are left hanging, but there are some satisfying conclusions.
She reports on the latest international experiments providing supporting evidence . . .
she is good at explaining complicated science clearly
-- Bronwen Riley
Country Life
Roberts coaxes incredible stories from the skeletons
Radio Times
O autorze
Professor Alice Roberts is an academic, author and broadcaster, specialising in human anatomy, physiology, evolution, archaeology and history. In 2001, Alice made her television debut on Channel 4's Time Team, and went on to write and present The Incredible Human Journey, Origins of Us and Ice Age Giants on BBC2. She is also the presenter of the popular TV series Digging for Britain. Alice has been a Professor of Public Engagement with Science at the University of Birmingham since 2012.