Empires of the Dead: Inca Mummies and the Peruvian Ancestors of American Anthropology 9780197542576, 9780197542552, 9780197542583

Empires of the Dead 9780007456659, 9780007457243

The extraordinary and forgotten story of the building of the World War One cemeteries, due to the efforts of one remarka

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Anthropology: Ancestors and Heirs

Theoretical, methodological and ethical concerns in anthropology in a historical context; paper by Paul Leser uses liter

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Burying the Dead in Ancient Egypt: The History of Egyptian Mummies, Tombs, and Other Burial Rituals

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The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes 9780792259121, 0792259122

Johan Reinhard's discovery of the 500-year-old frozen body of an Inca girl made international headlines in 1995, re

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Revenge of the Cocaine Mummies

Four police officers attended a call to check a sudden death, investigating what appears to be a case of spontaneous hum

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The Politics of Dead Kings: Dynastic Ancestors in the Book of Kings and Ancient Israel [Illustrated] 3161504739, 9783161504730, 9783161511462

In the narrative of Israel and Judah found in the Book of Kings, the end of a king's rule is summed up in a series

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Lion and the Eagle: The Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783–1972 9781408856185

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Empires of the Sea

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Pioneers of American Anthropology : The Uses of Biography 0295740450, 9780295740454

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Dead Funny: The Humor of American Horror 9781978834194

Horror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also garner plenty of laughs. In fact, there is a long tradition

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