Beyond death
the Chinchorro mummies of ancient Chile
Edición de la obra Beyond death
| Autor | Bernardo T. Arriaza |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Smithsonian Institution Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 1995 |
| Lugar | Washington |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 176 |
| ISBN-10 | 1560985127 |
| OCLC | 31609801 |
| LCCN | 94039295 |
| Número de Cutter | A775b |
"Comprehensive study of 282 examples permits classification, description, and interpretation of mummification techniques and of details of health, diet, technology, settlement, and society between 5000 and 1700 BC. Argues that mummification was invented in Arica-Camerones region to insure continuity of life in the context of environmental uncertainty"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.