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_b.G744 1991
049 _aMAIN
245 1 0 _aThe Greenland mummies /edited by Jens Peder Hart Hansen, Jørgen Meldgaard, Jørgen Nordqvist.
250 _a[English edition.ition]
260 _aMontreal ;
_aKingston ;
_aLondon ;
_aBuffalo :
_bMcGill-Queen's University Press,
_c(c)1991.
300 _a1 online resource (192 pages) :
_billustrations (some color), maps
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _adata file
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505 0 0 _aIntroduction --
_t1. Inuit and Norsemen --
_t2. The find --
_t3. Death and burial --
_t4. The people --
_t5. Tattooing --
_t6. Clothing --
_t7. Living conditions --
_tAppendix: Clothing survey.
520 8 _aHow 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 --
650 0 _aInuit
_zGreenland.
650 0 _aMummies
_zGreenland.
650 0 _aInuit
_xFuneral customs and rites
_xAntiquities.
650 0 _aExcavations (Archaeology)
_zGreenland
_zQilakitsoq Site.
650 0 _aEskimos
_zGreenland.
650 5 _aInuit
_zGreenland
_zQilakitsoq
_xAntiquities.
650 5 _aInuit
_xMortuary customs
_zGreenland
_zQilakitsoq
_xAntiquities.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
700 1 _aHart Hansen, Jens Peder,
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700 1 _aMeldgaard, Jørgen,
_e5
700 1 _aNordqvist, Jørgen,
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856 4 0 _uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=626564&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell