{"product_id":"9780316496551","title":"Dinner with King Tut","description":"Author: Sam Kean\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780316496551\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 464\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearing Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e, a romp through the entire history of humankind-from 75,000 B.C. to the dawn of the modern age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the mighty pyramids of Egypt to the majestic temples of the Aztec, we have a good idea 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 clash of Viking swords? The breathless plays of an Aztec ballgame, and the chilling reality that the losers might also lose their lives?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistory all too often neglects the tastes, textures, sounds, and smells that were an intimate part of our ancestors' daily experience, but a new generation of researchers is resurrecting those hidden details, pioneering an exciting new discipline called experimental archaeology. These are scientists gone rogue: They make human mummies. They carve ancient spears and go hunting, then knap their own obsidian blades to skin the game. They build perilous boats and plunge out onto the open sea-all in the name of experiencing history as it was, with all its dangers, disappointments, and unexpected delights.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeloved author Sam Kean joins these experimental archeologists on their adventures as they resurrect the lives of our ancestors, following in their footsteps at exotic locations across the globe, from remote Polynesian islands to forbidding arctic ice floes. He fires medieval catapults, tries his hand at ancient surgery and tattooing, builds Roman-style roads-and, in novelistic interludes, spins tales of the lives of people long gone with vivid imagination and his signature meticulous research. Lively, offbeat, and filled with stunning discoveries, \u003ci\u003eDinner with King Tut\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on days long past and the intrepid experts resurrecting them today, with startling, lifelike detail and more than a few laughs along the way.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688163889310,"sku":"ADS-9780316496551","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780316496551.jpg?v=1775632066","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780316496551","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}