Earthly Remains: The History and Science of Preserved Human Bodies,

CHAMBERLAIN, Andrew T., and Michael Parker Pearson,

ISBN 10: 0195218523 / ISBN 13: 9780195218527

Published by Oxford University Press, 2001, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Earthly Remains: The History and Science of Preserved Human Bodies,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195218523
• ISBN 13: 9780195218527
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Anthropology

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Synopsis

The author spans the globe in search of preserved human remains, shedding light on the phenomena and conditions that make it possible for human flesh to stave off the normal process of decay after death.

About the Authors

Andrew T. Chamberlain is Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at the University of Sheffield. He is the author ofHuman Remains in the Interpreting the Past series. Michael Parker Pearson is Reader in Archaeology at the University of Sheffield and a specialist in funerary archaeology. His publications includeBronze Age Britain and The Archaeology of Death and Burial


Andrew T. Chamberlain is Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at the University of Sheffield.