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

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TextLanguage: English Original language: Danish Publication details: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)1991.Edition: [English edition.ition]Description: 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations (some color), mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780773563124

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Electronic Books.

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E99 .G744 1991

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Contents:

1. Inuit and Norsemen -- 2. The find -- 3. Death and burial -- 4. The people -- 5. Tattooing -- 6. Clothing -- 7. Living conditions -- Appendix: Clothing survey.

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? To solve this icy mystery, a team of archaeologists, historians, and medical specialists used modern, innovative investigative techniques. They carried out their detective work with keen scholarly curiosity, combined with respect for these people of the past. While many puzzles have been answered, others remain unsolved. The investigation has revealed that the younger child was buried alive at the age of only six months, while the other, two and a half years old, had been born with Down's syndrome. Analysis of the hair of the mummies revealed evidence of air pollution at levels similar to those of today. Speculating on reasons for a mass grave --

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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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 carried out their detective work with keen scholarly curiosity, combined with respect for these people of the past. While many puzzles have been answered, others remain unsolved. The investigation has revealed that the younger child was buried alive at the age of only six months, while the other, two and a half years old, had been born with Down's syndrome. Analysis of the hair of the mummies revealed evidence of air pollution at levels similar to those of today. Speculating on reasons for a mass grave --

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