The history of the human skeleton: from Lucy the Australopithecus to medieval ossuaries, including the great quote: “There is just something about the human skull that makes people want to drink out of it.”
Click above to listen to part 1 of Bare Bones, featuring Brian Switek (pen name of Riley Black), author of “Skeleton Keys: the Secret Life of Bone.”
Bare Bones:
Part 1: Brian Switek / Skeleton Key
Part 2: Ann Ross / Forensic Anthropology
Part 3: Doug Brugge / Radiated Bones
Part 4: Stanley Coren / Dogs & Bones
