"The book's integrated format and interesting case studies makes it an important contribution to funerary studies in the Old and New Worlds." - International Journal of Osteoarchaeology A kaleidoscopic collection of studies with fascinating insights into the myriad and bizarre ways that our species has treated its dead... Global coverage of human interactions with our dead, past and present... An indispensable reference for all scholars interested in death and burial." - Michael Parker Pearson, University of Sheffield"