Tombs, Graves and Mummies"Bodies and graves present a unique and exciting aspect of archaeology, providing much information about social status through the quality and quantity of goods found in graves and tombs. This book surveys the great variety of this archaeological form from around the world, from the earliest fossil humans to the royal burials of Ur and the victims of the Battle of Little Bighorn, and explores what it is they have to tell us about the lives and deaths of our ancestors". --Amazon.com. |
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... Chinchorro people . They got most of their food from it , and many MUMMIES MAKING MUMMIES The Egyptian mummy has come to characterize. under the skin and into body cavities . Sometimes the skin was rolled down off the limbs , much like a ...
... Chinchorro people . They got most of their food from it , and many MUMMIES MAKING MUMMIES The Egyptian mummy has come to characterize. under the skin and into body cavities . Sometimes the skin was rolled down off the limbs , much like a ...
Page 207
... CHINCHORRO MUMMIES Arriaza , B. T. 1995. Beyond Death : The Chinchorro Mummies of Ancient Chile , Smithsonian Institution Press : Washington & London . Arriaza , B. T. 1995. “ Chinchorro Bioarchaeology : Chronology and Mummy Seriation ...
... CHINCHORRO MUMMIES Arriaza , B. T. 1995. Beyond Death : The Chinchorro Mummies of Ancient Chile , Smithsonian Institution Press : Washington & London . Arriaza , B. T. 1995. “ Chinchorro Bioarchaeology : Chronology and Mummy Seriation ...
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... Chinchorro 181 ; Grimaldi Cave 40 ; Heidelberg 20 ; Iceman 140 , 141-4 ; Java Man 22 ; Klasies River Mouth Cave 105 ; Kostenki 39 ; La Chaussée - Tirancourt 47 ; Le Moustier 34 ; Little Salt Spring 139 ; Murray Valley 66 , 67 ...
... Chinchorro 181 ; Grimaldi Cave 40 ; Heidelberg 20 ; Iceman 140 , 141-4 ; Java Man 22 ; Klasies River Mouth Cave 105 ; Kostenki 39 ; La Chaussée - Tirancourt 47 ; Le Moustier 34 ; Little Salt Spring 139 ; Murray Valley 66 , 67 ...
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