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    Haida Burial Practices: Three Archaeological Examples; The Gust Island Burial Shelter, The Skungo Cave North Island, Mass Burials from Tan
    Haida Burial Practices: Three Archaeological Examples; The Gust Island Burial Shelter, The Skungo Cave North Island, Mass Burials from Tan
    Haida Burial Practices: Three Archaeological Examples; The Gust Island Burial Shelter, The Skungo Cave North Island, Mass Burials from Tan
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    Haida Burial Practices: Three Archaeological Examples; The Gust Island Burial Shelter, The Skungo Cave North Island, Mass Burials from Tan

    By George F. MacDonald and Jerome S. Cybulski

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    Part I. An analysis of Haida mortuary practices using data from historical sources and from three excavated burial locations. Part 2. The osteological analysis of one of these sites – The Gust Island burial shelter, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Ottawa Press
    Release dateJan 1, 1973
    ISBN9781772820089
    Haida Burial Practices: Three Archaeological Examples; The Gust Island Burial Shelter, The Skungo Cave North Island, Mass Burials from Tan

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