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VALVERDE, Alejandra. FUNERARY PRACTICES IN ARCHAEOLOGY: THE STUDY OF SIERRA NEVADA DEL COCUY'S MUMMIES, COLOMBIA. Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol. [online]. 2007, n.5, pp. 275-291. ISSN 1900-5407.

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.

Palavras-chave : Funerary Practices; Mummies; lache; Archaeological Theory; Sierra Nevada del Cocuy; Colombia.