TRACES OF THE PAST...
Unraveling the Secrets of Archaeology through Chemistry 
Copyright © by Joseph B. Lambert, 1997.

This thoroughly engaging 319 page book explores the origin of Stonehenge's giant bluestones and addresses the question of the role of lead poisoning in hastening the fall of the Roman Empire, and many other important science-related conundrums.

The book's colorful dust jacket states,...  "In exploring these and other historical enigmas, Joseph Lambert brings the hard science of chemistry to bear on the softer sciences of anthropology and archaeolology--combining disciplines that, at first blush, seem unlikely partners."¹

Our deep interest is heightened further as we read..."This exquisitely illustrated and remarkably accessible book opens a window into the hidden mysteries of antiquity, and will delight any reader intrigued by the interplay of science, history, and archaeology."¹

Michael Crichton in his book, TIMELINE, published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, in 1999, referenced Joseph B. Lambert's book, Traces of the Past..Unraveling the Secrets of Archaeology through Chemistry.

Notes:¹Commentary quoted from the book's inside dust jacket.

Published in 1997 by

Helix Books
Addison-Wesley, an imprint of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.
Reading, Massachusetts

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