Mummies, bones & body parts / Charlotte Wilcox.
By: Wilcox, Charlotte.
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BookPublisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, c2000Description: 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 25 cm.ISBN: 1575054280.Subject(s): Mummies | Human remains (Archaeology) | Funeral rites and ceremoniesDDC classification: 393.3 W6431
Contents:
Summary: Describes the wide variety of human remains, the use and abuse of them, what they reveal about life in the past, and contemporary attitudes toward the dead.
The long rest -- Looking after the dead -- How old are they? -- What killed them? -- Who were they? -- What to do with mummies and bones.
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CWCMV LIBRARY | 393.3 W6431 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0062924 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-60) and index.
The long rest -- Looking after the dead -- How old are they? -- What killed them? -- Who were they? -- What to do with mummies and bones.
Describes the wide variety of human remains, the use and abuse of them, what they reveal about life in the past, and contemporary attitudes toward the dead.
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