The Greenland mummies

by Hart Hansen, Jens Peder Meldgaard, Jørgen Nordqvist, Jørgen

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How did they die? Why were they buried together? What had been the nature of their culture and beliefs? How had they survived in the harsh Arctic climate?.

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Title Statements

Full title :The Greenland mummies / edited by Jens Peder Hart Hansen, Jørgen Meldgaard, Jørgen Nordqvist.

Summary

How did they die? Why were they buried together? What had been the nature of their culture and beliefs? How had they survived in the harsh Arctic climate?.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1991.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):British Museum Publications
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1991.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (192 pages) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0773508708, 9780773508705
oclc:ocn609198454
LC Classification:E99.E7
Dewey Decimal:998.2004971

Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Inuit and Norsemen -- 2 The Find -- 3 Death and Burial -- 4 The People -- 5 Tattooing -- 6 Clothing -- 7 Living Conditions -- Appendix: Clothing survey -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- X -- Z

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Antiquities Computer network resources Eskimo's Eskimos -- Greenland Excavations (Archaeology) Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greenland Fouilles (Archéologie) -- Groenland Greenland Greenland -- Qilakitsoq Site Inuits -- Antiquités. -- Groenland Inuits -- Groenland Inuits -- history Inuits -- Rites et cérémonies funéraire… Momies Momies -- Groenland Mummies Mummies -- Greenland Qilakitsoq (Greenland) -- Antiquities Qilakitsoq (Groenland : Site archéologi… Qilakitsoq Site (Greenland) -- Antiquit…