Beyond death : the Chinchorro mummies of ancient Chile / Bernardo T. Arriaza ; foreword by John W. Verano
1995, First Edition. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press. Near fine cloth copy in a fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #409632
ISBN: 1560985127
Physical description; xv, 176 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index. Contents; Introduction -- The Chinchorro culture -- Theory behind death rituals -- Chinchorro habitat -- Chinchorro: a sedentary society -- Origin of the Chinchorros and their mummies -- Health -- Subsistence and technology -- Mummification techniques -- Chinchorro chronology -- The dead among the living -- Epitah. Subjects; Indians of South America Funeral customs and rites Chile Arica (Department). Indians of South America Anthropometry Chile Arica (Department). Indians of South America Material culture Chile Arica (Department). Mummies Chile Arica (Department). Embalming Chile Arica (Department). Arica (Chile : Dept.) Antiquities. Chinchorro culture. Death customs History.
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