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hummingwolf) wrote2007-02-01 09:19 am
hummingwolf) wrote2007-02-01 09:19 am
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Relevant Links
Relevant to last night's conversation at Stitch & Bitch, anyway, and I see no reason why the rest of you wouldn't find these interesting:
An educational page on "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema". Source text from the American Anthropological Association may be found here in PDF format. Natural History Magazine also had an article on "The Mysterious Fall of the Nacirema", but I have not yet had the chance to read that one through.
What I vaguely remembered last night, and many people do not know, is that the oldest known mummified remains in the world are the Chinchorro mummies found in Chile and Peru. Wikipedia article here. "These Chinchorro mummies were significant to history because during the periods of these mummies, everyone who died was mummified, including children, new-borns and fetuses. This shows us that it was not reserved for those of high rank or high status. The mummification was not a sign of stratification." Archaeology Magazine had an article on "Making the Dead Beautiful: Mummies as Art", and there are plenty of other things you can find online if you do a search for Chinchorro mummies.
An educational page on "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema". Source text from the American Anthropological Association may be found here in PDF format. Natural History Magazine also had an article on "The Mysterious Fall of the Nacirema", but I have not yet had the chance to read that one through.
What I vaguely remembered last night, and many people do not know, is that the oldest known mummified remains in the world are the Chinchorro mummies found in Chile and Peru. Wikipedia article here. "These Chinchorro mummies were significant to history because during the periods of these mummies, everyone who died was mummified, including children, new-borns and fetuses. This shows us that it was not reserved for those of high rank or high status. The mummification was not a sign of stratification." Archaeology Magazine had an article on "Making the Dead Beautiful: Mummies as Art", and there are plenty of other things you can find online if you do a search for Chinchorro mummies.