This volume is based on papers submitted to the session Skull Collection, Modification and Decoration organized for the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, held at U
Building on the notion that human remains provide a window into the past, especially regarding identity, the contributors to this volume reflect on intentional and ritualized practices of manipulating
"A valuable survey of the many ways that human heads have been taken, modified, and curated by various cultures around the world. Good critical reviews of the context and meaning of human hea
