Synopsis of Dinner with King Tut : how rogue archaeologists are re-creating the sights\, sounds\, smells\, and t astes of lost civilizations \;by Sam Kean: "Whether it's the migh ty pyramids of Egypt or the majestic temples of Mexico\, we have a good id ea of what the past looked like. But what about our other senses: The tang of Roman fish sauce and the springy crust of Egyptian sourdough? The boom of medieval cannons and the clash of Viking swords? The frenzied plays of an Aztec ballgame... and the chilling reality that the losers might also lose their lives? History often neglects the tastes\, textures\, sounds\, and smells that were an intimate part of our ancestors' lives\, but a new generation of researchers is resurrecting those hidden details\, pioneerin g an exciting new discipline called experimental archaeology. These are sc ientists gone rogue: They make human mummies. They investigate the unsolve d murders of ancient bog bodies. They carve primitive spears and go huntin g\, then knap their own obsidian blades to skin the game. They build peril ous boats and plunge out onto the open sea--all in the name of experiencin g history as it was\, with all its dangers\, disappointments\, and unexpec ted delights. Beloved author Sam Kean joins these experimental archaeologi sts on their adventures across the globe\, from the Andes to the South Sea s. He fires medieval catapults\, tries his hand at ancient surgery and tat tooing\, builds Roman-style roads--and\, in novelistic interludes\, spins gripping tales about the lives of our ancestors with vivid imagination and his signature meticulous research. Lively\, offbeat\, and filled with stu nning revelations about our past\, Dinner with King Tut sheds light on day s long gone and the intrepid experts resurrecting them today\, with startl ing\, lifelike detail and more than a few laughs along the way"-- Provided by publisher.
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