Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Anthropological Perspectives
Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Anthropological Perspectives
Highlights the role of anthropologists in revealing the histories and contemporary social facts that are reflected in dead bodies
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For decades anthropologists and other scientists have participated in 'post-mortem dissections' of the lives of historical figures, identifying and analyzing bodies. Presenting relevant case studies, this book examines the role of the anthropologist in the writing of histories about the famous and infamous dead and how those histories reflect contemporary social interests.