The Bioarchaeology of the Human Head: Decapitation, Decoration, and Deformation

by Clark Spencer Larsen

Book Overview

"A valuable survey of the many ways that human heads have been taken, modified, and curated by various cultures around the world. Good critical reviews of the context and meaning of human head collecting across time and space. Includes some innovative analytical techniques for determining the origins and identities of disembodied heads."--John W. Verano, Tulane University "A welcome contribution to the growing literature of anthropological perspectives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813035562
• ISBN13: 9780813035567
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"