Skulls and skeletons: human bone collections and accumulations
Auteur :
Quigley, Christine
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786438884
Date de publication :
10 sept. 2008
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
472 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Motivations for collecting human skeletal material range from the practical to the ritualistic. This book offers an examination of those motivations and the collections they have brought about - catacombs, ossuaries, mass graves, prehistoric excavations, private collections, and institutions.