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Bury the Dead: Tombs, Corpses, Mummies, Skeletons, and Rituals
64 pp.
| National |
October, 2002 |
TradeISBN 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.