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Sloan, Christopher

Bury the Dead: Tombs, Corpses, Mummies, Skeletons, and Rituals

64 pp. | National | October, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-7922-7192-0 $$18.95
(3) 4-6 Premised on the notion that the more we know about the way a culture buried its dead, the more we know about that culture, this remarkable book's text is equal parts science (sidebars include "How to Make a Mummy") and anthropological insights into diverse burial practices from ancient times through the present day. The large-scale color reproductions supporting the text are coffee-table-book quality. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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