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Magical Tome

Cover of Tombs for the living
First published
1995
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Pages
425 pages
ISBN
9780884022206

Tombs for the living

The outer archives are busy

by Tom D. Dillehay

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"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.

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