Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures - Cockburn, Aidan|Cockburn, Eve
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This book reviews the theoretical and experimental status of current knowledge concerning mummies, disease, and ancient cultures. It is divided into four parts - mummies of Egypt, mummies of the Americas, mummies of the world, and the study of mummies - written by authorities in the field of palaeopathology, it includes reports from Australia, New Guinea, Japan, the aleutian Islands, Alaska, and Peru. Additionally, seven chapters describee the techniques used in studying ancient bodies. Allows insight into how disease states and cultural patterns in ancient societies provide vital information concerning present-day infectious disease patterns.
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1980Uitgever: Cambridge University Press243 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0521230209ISBN-13: 9780521230209Koop dit boek tweedehands
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340 p. Bound in the publisher's black cloth binding with dustjacket (In good condition, comes with an extra protective mylar dustjacket.) Cambridge, University Press 1980 [Auteur: Cockburn, Aidan/Cockburn, Eve] [Jaar: 1980] [Titel: Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures]
