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Bury the dead : tombs, corpses, mummies, skeletons & rituals Cover Image Book Book

Bury the dead : tombs, corpses, mummies, skeletons & rituals / by Christopher Sloan ; foreword by Bruno Frohlich.

Sloan, Christopher. (Author). National Geographic Society (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary:

Examines the customs and practices related to burial that have existed from ancient times to the present.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792271920
  • Physical Description: 64 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Why people bury their dead -- First burials -- Egypt prepares for the afterlife -- Golden tombs of the Amazons -- Ghost soldiers of the emperor -- Tombs of the Moche lords -- Reading our own remains.

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Subject: Funeral rites and ceremonies > Juvenile literature.
Burial > Juvenile literature.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > History.
Burial customs > History.

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Homer Public Library YA 393.1 SLO (Text) 000128941 Teen Corner -- Nonfiction Available -

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