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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"War trophies"”.
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War Trophies and Ancestor Veneration, A Bioarchaeological Analysis of Maya Secondary Interments at Formative Cuello and K'axob in Northern Belize
… including partibility, the taking of human trophies, and ancestor veneration. The Formative skeletal populations from Cuello and K’axob, in Northern Belize, each contained 46 secondary interments that were analyzed to pinpoint trophies and ancestors. Based on various criteria, including …
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GI Jane Versus Sergeant Jane Doe: How Women’s Images In War Movies Contribute To Conflicting Expectations Of Women In Combat
… continue to be sexualized and objectified as war trophies in the classic Hollywood warrior culture film. The age old question of whether life imitates art or vice versa is important to consider when examining the question of how this popular culture medium contributes to the conflicting …
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An anthropological investigation into the facial preservation of ceremonial tsantsa and commercial shrunken heads
… tsantsa’ refers to shrunken heads mummified as war trophies within the ancient traditions and rituals of the Shuar, Achuar, Awajún, Wampís and Candoshi (SAAWC), within the primitive conditions of the Amazon rainforest. ‘Commercial shrunken heads’ are comparatively modern, with the first known …