Transforming the Dead Culturally Modified Bone in the Prehistoric Midwest |
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Editor:
| Hargrave, Eve A. Schermer, Shirley J. Hedman, Kristin M. Lillie, Robin M. |
Contribution by:
| Hargrave, Eve A. Schermer, Shirley J. Hedman, Kristin M. Lillie, Robin M. Blue, Kathleen T. Carr, Christopher Cobb, Dawn E. Cook, Della Collins Emanovsky, Paul D. Johnston, Cheryl A. Lee, Anne B. Munson, Cheryl Ann Nawrocki, Stephen P. Novotny, Anna Powell, Mary Lucas Smith, Maria Ostendorf Sundstrom, Linea Zejdlik, Katie J. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8173-1861-1 |
Publication Date: | May 2015 |
Publisher: | University of Alabama Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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The essays in Transforming the Dead: Culturally Modified Bone in the Prehistoric Midwest explore the numerous ways that Eastern Woodland Native Americans selected, modified, and used human bones as tools, trophies, ornaments, and other objects imbued with cultural significance in daily life and rituals.
The essays in Transforming the Dead: Culturally Modified Bone in the Prehistoric Midwest explore the numerous ways that Eastern Woodland Native Americans selected, modified, and used human bones as tools, trophies, ornaments, and other objects imbued with cultural significance in daily life and rituals.