Tombs for the living
Subtitle: Andean mortuary practices : a symposium at Dumbarton Oaks 12th and 13th October 1991
By: Tom D. Dillehay, editor.
Contributors: Dillehay, Tom D.; Dumbarton Oaks.
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
Subjects: Indians of South America -- Funeral customs and rites -- Andes Region -- Congresses; Indians of South America -- Andes region -- Antiquities -- Congresses; Burial -- Andes Region -- Congresses; Andes Region -- Antiquities -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "Ancient Peruvian practices are summarized by J.H. Rowe; Chinchorro mummies by M.S. Rivera; San Agustín, Colombia, by R.D. Drennan; Moche by C.B. Donnan; Nasca by P.H. Carmichael; south coastal Peru by J.E. Buikstra; human sacrifice and trophy heads by J.W. Verano.  Observations on rituals among contemporary Bolivians (J.W. Bastien) and Araucanians (T.D. Dillehay), and in colonial documents (F. Solomon), provide comparative data"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.