Gantley, Michael J.
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Postdoctoral Researcher Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology School of Archaeology University of Oxford
Contributions
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ArticlesIntroductionThe common origin of the adjective “corporeal” and the noun “corpse” in the Latin root corpus points to the value of mortuary practices for investigating how the human body is objectified. In post-mortem rituals, the body—formerly the manipulator of objects—becomes itself the object that is manipulated....Read more
