The Palermo Capuchin Catacombs Project: a multidisciplinary approach to the study of a modern Mummy Collection (ca 1600-1900)
In this paper we present a multidisciplinary project for the study of the present conditions, history, bioanthropological features and conservation status of a large collection of modern human mummies, kept in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Sicily, Italy). Due to the large amount of spontaneousl...
Main Authors: | Luca Sineo, Barbara Manachini, Giuseppe Carotenuto, Dario Piombino Mascali, Albert Zink, Franco Palla |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Bologna
2008-04-01
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Series: | Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage |
Online Access: | http://conservation-science.unibo.it/article/view/1404 |
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