New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society (Lecture Notes in Mathematics; 731) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society This lavishly-illustrated book brings together archaeologists as well as anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, art historians and bioarchaeologists for a wider exploration into Mayan sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation.
Full description- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Published: 01 September 2008
- Format: Paperback 329 pages
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- Categories: Sociology: Death & Dying | History Of The Americas | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology | Ancient Religions & Mythologies
- ISBN 13: 9780387095240 ISBN 10: 0387095241
- Sales rank: 1,276,748
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Full description for New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society
This book examines Maya sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation. The editors bring together an international group of contributors from the area studied: archaeologists as well as anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, art historians and bioarchaeologists. This interdisciplinary approach provides a comprehensive perspective on these sites as well as the material culture and biological evidence found there
