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WIJNAND VAN DER SANDEN - Through nature to eternity. The bog bodies of northwest Europe

Title: Through nature to eternity. The bog bodies of northwest Europe
Description: De Bataafsche Leeuw B.V. 1996. Linnen band met stofomslag. Pp: 200. Originally published in Dutch - translated by Susan J. Mellor. nAfter referencing Egyptian mummies and the Windover Florida finds, the author settles in on approximately 122 finds that are localized in Northwest Europe - Sweden, Germany, Denmark, England, etc. You will meet Tollund Man, Lindow Man, Osterby Man, Huldremose Woman, Stidsholt Woman, Elling Woman, Drobnitz Girl, Yde Girl, Damendorf Girl, Prestatyn Infant, and Kayhausen Boy. Clothing is very important, as is hairstyle, "grave" accessories are also covered. Cause of death is also considered but only in passing, so we get to speculate on war heroes, witches, convenience, punishment, honouring and the like. Read more about mummy-powder, reburial, Braak, eburnation, sprang, hairnets, peat dredgers, Rappendam, millet, and intestines. Very scholarly overview. All bodies are presented in tabular form on pages 189 to195 and they are mapped on the following two pages. Many illustrations in both black/white and colour. Reference in the highest sense. Original cloth with dustjacket. ISBN: 9789067074186. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

Keywords: 9789067074186

Price: EUR 125.00 = appr. US$ 135.86 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1988440

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