Mummification in Australia and Melanesia

G L Pretty; Angela Calder

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Mummification in Australia and Melanesia

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Mummification in Australia and Melanesia

G L Pretty and Angela Calder

Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures, pp.194-210

Cambridge University Press

1980

Abstract

Cultural Studies

mummification practices

diseases in mummies

Edited by A and E Cockburn, this book is the foremost text on worldwide mummification practices. This chapter deals with mummification practices recorded by early explorers and anthropologists working in Melanesia, the Torres Straits and Australia.

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Title: Mummification in Australia and Melanesia
Authors: G L Pretty (Author)
Angela Calder (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Publication details: Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures, pp.194-210
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date published: 1980
ISBN: 0521230209
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449974802621
Output Type: Book chapter

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