The Greenland mummies

The Greenland mummies /

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? To solve this icy mystery, a team of archaeologists, historians, and medical specialists used modern, innovative investigative techniques. They c...

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Other Authors: Hart Hansen, Jens Peder (Editor), Meldgaard, Jørgen (Editor), Nordqvist, Jørgen (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Danish
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, [1991]
Edition:[English edition]
Subjects:
Inuit > Greenland.
Mummies > Greenland.
Inuit > Funeral customs and rites > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Greenland > Qilakitsoq Site.
Eskimos > Greenland.
Qilakitsoq Site (Greenland)
Qilakitsoq Site (Greenland) > Antiquities.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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