Ancestors
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Children
collection of skulls
Dental Xrays
displays
Enemies
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Marquesan Trophy Skulls
Medieval and early modern Ireland
Melanesian Modeled Skulls
Memorials
Mortuary Ritual
Motivations
Osteological Analyses
skul collection
Social lives of severed heads
South Pacific
status symbols
Torres Strait Islands
uses of skulls
Women
Product details
- ISBN 9780813061771
- Weight: 333g
- Dimensions: 155 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 31 May 2015
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Building on the notion that human remains provide a window into the past, especially regarding identity, the contributors to this volume reflect on intentional and ritualized practices of manipulating the human head within ancient societies. They reveal whose skulls and heads were collected and why, whether as ancestors or enemies, as insiders or outsiders, as males, females, or children. Featuring a wealth of case studies from scholars across the globe, these essays explore the human head’s symbolic role in political, social, economic, and religious ritual over the centuries.
Michelle Bonogofsky is a visiting scholar at the Archaeological Research Facility, University of California, USA.
