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Mortuary Practice

Known as: Mortuary Practices, Practice, Mortuary, Practices, Mortuary 
Activities associated with the disposition of the dead. It excludes cultural practices such as funeral rites.
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2014
2014
The social life of death : mortuary practices in the North-Central Andes, 11th-18th centuries
For many societies, the world of the dead reflects the world of the living. Studies of mortuary practices are a fundamental way… 
2014
2014
A “DELMARVA ADENA” MORTUARY COMPLEX AT PIG POINT
The discovery of a mortuary complex related to the “Delmarva Adena” at the Pig Point site (18AN50) in Anne Arundel County… 
2011
2011
Un cráneo del norte de Patagonia con modificaciones post mórtem. Aproximación mediante técnicas no invasivas
A SKULL FROM NORTHERN PATAGONIA WITH POSTMORTEM MODIFICATIONS: AN APPROACH USING NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES. A sullith evidence of a… 
2011
2011
Un)Usual Neolithic and Early Eneolithic mortuary practices in the area of the North Carpathian Basin
On the basis of the characteristics of Neolithic and Early Eneolithic mortuary practices in the area of North Carpathian Basin it… 
2011
2011
Skeletal analysis and mortuary practice in an Early Roman chamber tomb at Kenchreai, Greece
Recent exploration of the site of Kenchreai, the eastern port of Corinth in southern Greece, has focussed on a cemetery of… 
2005
2005
El enterramiento múltiple de Cabezos Viejos (Archena, Murcia). Reflexiones sobre secuencias funerarias calcolíticas
The archaeological works at Cabezos Viejos founded a colective burial with remains of 23 persons, associated with an interesting… 
2004
2004
Neolithic Mortuary Practices in Greece
Evidence for Neolithic graves and cemeteries in Greece is scant and not without its problems, although this study shows that the… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Aurignacian children and mortuary practice in western Europe
This paper investigates the evidence for funerary practice during the Aurignacian in western Europe by a focus on well documented… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
The human spongiform encephalopathies: kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and the Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome.
Kuru and the transmissible virus dementias Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS… 
1983
1983
The explorer as ethnologist: James Mackay's "Indian Tribes" manuscript with a test of his comments on the native mortuary customs of the Trans-Mississippi west.
A little used nineteenth-century document by explorer James Mackay, called "Indian Tribes," is transcribed and discussed. The… 
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