New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society

Vera Tiesler editor Andrea Cucina editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Published:14th Mar '07

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This book examines Maya sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation. The editors bring together an international group of contributors from the area studied: archaeologists as well as anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, art historians and bioarchaeologists. This interdisciplinary approach provides a comprehensive perspective on these sites as well as the material culture and biological evidence found there

ISBN: 9780387488707

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1420g

319 pages

2007 ed.