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The funeral kit mortuary practices in the archaeological record /

"Studies of mortuary archaeology tend to focus on difference--how the researcher can identify age, gender, status, and ethnicity from the contents of a burial. Jill L. Baker's innovative approach begins from the opposite point: how can you recognize the commonalities of a culture from the...

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Main Author:	Baker, Jill L., 1964-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Funeral rites and ceremonies > Cross-cultural studies. Death > Social aspects > Cross-cultural studies. Human remains (Archaeology) > Cross-cultural studies. Ethnoarchaeology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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