Mummies And Mortuary Monuments

Author : William H. Isbell
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292788657

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Mummies and Mortuary Monuments by William H. Isbell Pdf

Since prehistoric times, Andean societies have been organized around the ayllu, a grouping of real or ceremonial kinspeople who share labor, resources, and ritual obligations. Many Andean scholars believe that the ayllu is as ancient as Andean culture itself, possibly dating back as far as 6000 B.C., and that it arose to alleviate the hardships of farming in the mountainous Andean environment. In this boldly revisionist book, however, William Isbell persuasively argues that the ayllu developed during the latter half of the Early Intermediate Period (around A.D. 200) as a means of resistance to the process of state formation. Drawing on archaeological evidence, as well as records of Inca life taken from the chroniclers, Isbell asserts that prehistoric ayllus were organized around the veneration of deceased ancestors, whose mummified bodies were housed in open sepulchers, or challups, where they could be visited by descendants seeking approval and favors. By charting the temporal and spatial distribution of chullpa ruins, Isbell offers a convincing new explanation of where, when, and why the ayllu developed.

Author : E. A. Wallis Budge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1533596662

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The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funeral Archaeology by E. A. Wallis Budge Pdf

Excerpt from The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal ArchaeologyThe chapters contained in this book were originally written to form the Introduction to the Catalogue of the Egyptian Collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which I wrote for the Syndics of that institution; they are intended to supply the information necessary for understanding the object and use of the antiquities described therein. In the hope, however, that they may be of service to all such as are interested in the antiquities of Egypt, it has been decided to publish them in a separate form.The monuments and remains of ancient Egypt preserved in the great museums of Europe and Egypt are chiefly of a sepulchral character, and we owe them entirely to the belief of the Egyptians that the soul would at some period revivify the body, and to the care, consequent on this belief, with which they embalmed the bodies of their dead, so that they might resist the action of decay, and be ready for the return of the soul. The preservation of the embalmed body, or mummy, was the chief end and aim of every Egyptian who wished for everlasting life.

Author : Aidan Cockburn,Eve Cockburn,Theodore A. Reyman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0521589541

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Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures by Aidan Cockburn,Eve Cockburn,Theodore A. Reyman Pdf

A readable and fascinating account of the story of mummification from around the world.

Author : Christine Quigley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476613734

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Modern Mummies by Christine Quigley Pdf

For many, a mummy is an Egyptian pharaoh, wrapped in cloth, found thousands of years later in a pyramid by archaeologists. But mummies need not be ancient. Modern-day mummies can be found under glass in special tombs built in their honor, in private collections where they have come to rest after decades on the carnival circuit, in dissecting rooms of medical schools, and in the basements of funeral homes waiting for decades to be claimed by the next of kin. Stories about the famous (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Ho Chi Minh, Eva Peron) and the not-so-famous (Leslie Hansell wanted her body mummified to bask in the sun rather than being buried in the cold ground) mummies are told here in great detail, along with a broader look at the history and process of mummification. The book includes a comprehensive study of the successful prolonged preservation of the human body, and delves into the law and science of modern mummification.

Author : Debra L. Martin,Ryan P. Harrod,Ventura R. Pérez
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461463788

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Bioarchaeology by Debra L. Martin,Ryan P. Harrod,Ventura R. Pérez Pdf

Bioarchaeology is the analysis of human remains within an interpretative framework that includes contextual information. This comprehensive and much-needed manual provides both a starting point and a reference for archaeologists, bioarchaeologists and others working in this integrative field. The authors cover a range of bioarchaeological methods and theory including: Ethical issues involved in dealing with human remains Theoretical approaches in bioarchaeology Techniques in taphonomy and bone analysis Lab and forensic techniques for skeletal analysis Best practices for excavation techniques Special applications in bioarchaeology With case studies from bioarchaeological research, the authors integrate theoretical and methodological discussion with a wide range of field studies from different geographic areas, time periods, and data types, to demonstrate the full scope of this important field of study.

Author : Anna J. Osterholtz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319225548

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Theoretical Approaches to Analysis and Interpretation of Commingled Human Remains by Anna J. Osterholtz Pdf

This volume centers on the application of social theory to commingled remains with special focus on the cultural processes that create the assemblages as a way to better understand issues of meaning, social structure and interaction, and lived experience in the past. The importance of the application of theoretical frameworks to bioarchaeology in general has been recognized, but commingled and fragmentary assemblages require an increased theoretical focus. Too often these assemblages are still relegated to appendices; they are analytical puzzles that need the interpretive power offered by social theory. Theoretical Approaches to Analysis and Interpretation of Commingled Human Remains provides case studies that illustrate how an appropriate theoretical model can be used with commingled and fragmentary remains to add to overall site and population level interpretations of past and present peoples. Specifically, the contributions show a blending and melding of different social theories, highlighting the broad interpretive power of social theory. Contributors are drawn from both the Old and New World. Temporally, time periods from the Neolithic to historic periods are present, further widening the audience for the volume.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Egypt
ISBN : NYPL:33433081842167

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A Guide to the First and Second Egyptian Rooms by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Human remains (Archaeology)
ISBN : 0760704333

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Tombs, Graves and Mummies by Anonim Pdf

"Bodies and graves present a unique and exciting aspect of archaeology, providing much information about social status through the quality and quantity of goods found in graves and tombs. This book surveys the great variety of this archaeological form from around the world, from the earliest fossil humans to the royal burials of Ur and the victims of the Battle of Little Bighorn, and explores what it is they have to tell us about the lives and deaths of our ancestors". --Amazon.com.

Author : Sarah Tarlow,Liv Nilsson Stutz
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199569069

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial by Sarah Tarlow,Liv Nilsson Stutz Pdf

This Handbook reviews the state of mortuary archaeology and its practice with forty-four chapters focusing on the history of the discipline and its current scientific techniques and methods. Written by leading scholars in the field, it derives its examples and case studies from a wide range of time periods and geographical areas.

Author : Astrid Windus,Eberhard Crailsheim
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9783830979296

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Image - Object - Performance by Astrid Windus,Eberhard Crailsheim Pdf

Images, objects, and performances represent essential forms of mediality, which frequently escape our traditional understanding of historical communication. This volume discusses from an interdisciplinary perspective the varying structures and media of communication and representation in transcultural spaces of Latin America and the Philippines. Based on different topics and methodological approaches of the contributors, the articles reflect on the perspectives and problems of the integration of visuality, materiality, and performance as categories of cultural analysis in historical settings between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. In that regard, both the methodological and regional comparative approaches of this volume claim to contribute-beyond the regional focus of the studies-to the general debate about cultural theories and to make general statements about the mechanisms of cross-cultural communication in cultural contact zones of the modern period.

Author : Izumi Shimada,James L. Fitzsimmons
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816529773

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Living with the Dead in the Andes by Izumi Shimada,James L. Fitzsimmons Pdf

Living with the Dead in the Andes provides new data and insights informed by general anthropological theory; the extensive bibliography alone is an important contribution. Scholars working with Andean mortuary practices (and prehistory generally) will be citing these chapters for years.

Author : Adam Herring
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107094369

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Art and Vision in the Inca Empire by Adam Herring Pdf

This book offers a new, art-historical interpretation of pre-contact Inca culture and power and includes over sixty color images.

Author : Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 0020307608

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The Mummy ; Chapters on Egyptian Funeral Archaeology. With Eighty-eight Illus by Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Pdf

Author : Rebecca M. Seaman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781598847772

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Conflict in the Early Americas by Rebecca M. Seaman Pdf

This detailed study is the only reference work of its kind to address Spain's conquest of Central and South America, providing in-depth coverage of native and European ideologies, political motivations, and cultural practices of the region. As the study of world history evolves from a Eurocentric perspective to a more global viewpoint, formerly marginalized groups are now the focus of discussion, revealing a background rich with important military, political, social, and economic achievements. This book examines the once prosperous and powerful native civilizations in Central and South America, discussing the key individuals, strategies, and politics that made these countries strong and indomitable. In spite of this, the author shows how, in only a few generations, Spain defeated these mini-empires, eventually dominating much of the Western Hemisphere. Conflict in the Early Americas: An Encyclopedia of the Spanish Empire's Aztec, Incan, and Mayan Conquests focuses primarily on the defeat of the Aztec, Incan, and Mayan civilizations, but also includes Spanish interactions with lesser-known native groups. Supporting documents including primary sources, maps, and visual aids provide necessary context to this once-untold story.

Author : Christopher Heaney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Anthropological museums and collections
ISBN : 9780197542552

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Empires of the Dead by Christopher Heaney Pdf

"When the Smithsonian Institution's first Hall of Physical Anthropology opened in 1965, the first thing visitors saw were 160 Andean skulls fixed to the wall like a mushroom cloud. Empires of the Dead explains that Skull Wall's origins, and this introduction establishes its scope: a history from 1532 to the present of how the collection of Inca mummies, Andean crania, and a pre-Hispanic surgery named trepanation made "ancient Peruvians" the single largest population in the Smithsonian and many other museums in Peru, the Americas, and the world. This introduction argues that the Hall of Physical Anthropology displayed these collections while hiding their foundation on Indigenous, Andean, and Peruvian cultures of healing and science. These "Peruvian ancestors" of American anthropology reveal the importance of Indigenous and Latin American science and empire to global history, and their relevance to debates over museums and Indigenous human remains today"--