Skulls and Skeletons: Human Bone Collections and Accumulations

Skulls and Skeletons: Human Bone Collections and Accumulations

by Christine Quigley (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 263
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Published: 15 Oct 2008

ISBN 10: 0786438886
ISBN 13: 9780786438884