The bioarchaeology of the human head
Subtitle: decapitation, decoration, and deformation
By: edited by Michelle Bonogofsky ; foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen
Series: Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past : local, regional, and global perspectives
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780813035567
Subjects: Head; Skull; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology; Social aspects; Cranial manipulation; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions; Human remains (Archaeology); Beheading; Abnormalities; Artificial deformities
Description: "Explores the symbolic significance of the human head in cultural, political, economic, and religious ritual across the world"--