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Transforming the dead : culturally modified bone in the prehistoric Midwest /

Transforming the Dead, is a collection of essays that examines culturally modified human bones and their roles as 'cultural and ritual objects' among prehistoric Eastern Woodland cultures. Previous scholarship has explored the role of human body parts in Native American cultures as trophie...

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Other Authors:	Hargrave, Eve A. (Editor), Schermer, Shirley J., 1946- (Editor), Hedman, Kristin (Editor), Lillie, Robin M. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tuscaloosa : University Alabama Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Woodland culture > Middle West. Bones > Social aspects > Middle West > History. Human remains (Archaeology) > Middle West. Burial > Middle West > History > To 1500. Military trophies > Middle West > History > To 1500. Indians of North America > Funeral customs and rites > Middle West > History > To 1500. Indians of North America > Warfare > Middle West > History > To 1500. Material culture > Middle West > History > To 1500. Social archaeology > Middle West. Middle West > Antiquities. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology. RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal. HISTORY / Native American.

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