Différer la décomposition : le temps suspendu ?

Whatever mummification processes can be, natural or artificial, the aim of such a practice is usually to prevent a corpse to become skeletonized, and more generally to lessen the deterioration of the body which is to be buried. It is a peculiar step of some mortuary procedures (chaînes opératoires)...

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Main Authors: Pascal Sellier, Julio Bendezu-Sarmiento
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme 2013-06-01
Series:Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/nda/2071