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From the author of ‘The Prehistory of Sex’ – a coruscating, insightful history of the human soul.



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‘Perceptive, radical and elegantly written. His quest for answers takes us on an extraordinary journey, like time travellers in the boneyards of history…All this is achieved with the style of a consummate storyteller.’ Bel Mooney, The Times

‘Like a thriller-writer he deploys cliff-hanging chapter endings. Like a good novelist he is unafraid of human emotion. As an archaeologist he knows how to sort and wash bones. As a thinker he restores dignity to these unnamed bodies by holding them compassionately with his words.’ Michele Roberts, Independent on Sunday

‘Sit back and revel in this riveting exploration of our collective ancestral psyche.’ Sunday Herald

‘Illuminating.’ Scotsman

THE BURIED SOUL How Humans Invented Death

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: 7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780007291472, 978-0007291472
      ISBN10: 0007291477
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      Archaeology Sociology: death and dying

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From the author of ‘The Prehistory of Sex’ – a coruscating, insightful history of the human soul.



      Trade Review

      ‘Perceptive, radical and elegantly written. His quest for answers takes us on an extraordinary journey, like time travellers in the boneyards of history…All this is achieved with the style of a consummate storyteller.’ Bel Mooney, The Times

      ‘Like a thriller-writer he deploys cliff-hanging chapter endings. Like a good novelist he is unafraid of human emotion. As an archaeologist he knows how to sort and wash bones. As a thinker he restores dignity to these unnamed bodies by holding them compassionately with his words.’ Michele Roberts, Independent on Sunday

      ‘Sit back and revel in this riveting exploration of our collective ancestral psyche.’ Sunday Herald

      ‘Illuminating.’ Scotsman

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