The substance of bones: The emotive materiality and affective presence of human remains

Journal of Material Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-384

  Krmpotich, Cara ^a   Fontein, Joost ^b   Harries, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650329244     PISSN: 13591835     EISSN: 14603586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359183510382965     Document Type: Editorial

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