Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología

Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol | eISSN 2011-4273 | ISSN 1900-5407

Funerary practices in archaeology: the study of Sierra Nevada del Cocuy’s mummies, Colombia

No. 5 (2007-07-01)
  • Alejandra Valverde
https://doi.org/10.7440/antipoda5.2007.12

Abstract

This article is about of archaeological theory around funerary practices. This is not only an exclusive debate about theory; but also the article shows the interpretations about funerary practices and, then, applies these theories to understand the lache mummies found in la Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Colombia.

Keywords: funerary practices, mummies, lache, archaeological theory, Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Colombia