323 pages
English language
Published Dec. 6, 2011 by University Press of Florida.
The bioarchaeology of the human head
decapitation, decoration, and deformation Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past : local, regional, and global perspectives
Michelle Bonogofsky: The bioarchaeology of the human head (2011, University Press of Florida)
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"Explores the symbolic significance of the human head in cultural, political, economic, and religious ritual across the world"--
"Explores the symbolic significance of the human head in cultural, political, economic, and religious ritual across the world"--
Subjects
- Head
- Skull
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
- Social aspects
- Cranial manipulation
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions
- Human remains (Archaeology)
- Beheading
- Abnormalities
- Artificial deformities