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. Ed(S): Hargrave, Eve A.; Schermer, Shirley J.; Hedman, Kristin M.; Lillie, Robin M. - Transforming the Dead - 9780817318611 - V9780817318611
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Transforming the Dead

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Description for Transforming the Dead The essays in "Transforming the Dead: Culturally Modified Bone in the Prehistoric Midwest" explore the numerous ways that Eastern Woodland Native Americans selected, modified, and used human bones as tools, trophies, ornaments, and other objects imbued with cultural significance in daily life and rituals. Editor(s): Hargrave, Eve; Schermer, Shirley; Hedman, Kristin; Lillie, Robin. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HDDA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
The essays in Transforming the Dead: Culturally Modified Bone in the Prehistoric Midwest explore the numerous ways that Eastern Woodland Native Americans selected, modified, and used human bones as tools, trophies, ornaments, and other objects imbued with cultural signifi­cance in daily life and rituals.

Transforming the Dead is a collection of essays that examines culturally modified human bones and their roles as “cultural and ritual objects” among prehistoric Eastern Woodland cultures. Previous scholarship has explored the role of human body parts in Native American cultures as trophies of war and revered ancestors. This collection discusses new evidence that human ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817318611
SKU
V9780817318611
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About . Ed(S): Hargrave, Eve A.; Schermer, Shirley J.; Hedman, Kristin M.; Lillie, Robin M.
Eve A. Hargrave is a public engagement coordinator and skeletal biolo­gist at the Illinois State, USA Archaeological Survey and coauthor of Recent Investigations into the Late Prehistoric Mortuary Behavior: The Halliday Site. Shirley J. Schermer is a former director of the Burials Program for the Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist and author of Discovering Archae­ology: An Activity Guide ... Read more

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