Written in Bones: How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the DeadPaul G. Bahn A way of life; natural deaths; deliberate deaths; burials; mummies and mummification. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION CO | 6 |
NATURAL DEATHS | 45 |
DELIBERATE DEATHS | 83 |
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Written in Bones: How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead Paul G. Bahn No preview available - 2003 |
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