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Human Trophy Collecting
The practice of human trophy collecting involves the acquisition of human body parts as trophy, usually as war trophy. The intent may be to demonstrate dominance over the deceased (such as scalp-taking or forming necklaces of severed ears or teeth), to humiliate or intimidate the enemy (such as shrunken heads or skull cups), or in some rare cases to commemorate the deceased (such as the veneration of the relics of saints). It can be done to prove one's body count in battle, to boast of one's prowess and achievements to peers, or as a status symbol of superior masculinity. Serial killers' collection of their victims' body parts have also been described as a form of trophy-taking. While older customs generally included the burial of human war trophies along with the collector, such items have been sold in modern times. History Archaeologists discovered human skull cups dating to 14,700 years ago in Gough’s Cave, in Somerset, England; these skulls were modified in ways in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AWM 072837
AWM may refer to: *Academies of West Memphis, a public high school in West Memphis, Arkansas *UL (safety organization)#UL Standards, Appliance Wiring Material, covered by UL standard 758 *Apostolic Women's Ministries, an organization that serves the women of the Apostolic Church of Pentecost *Arctic Warfare Magnum or Accuracy International AWM, a British-made sniper rifle *Ardent Window Manager, an early window manager for the X Window System *Ashwell & Morden railway station, United Kingdom National Rail code AWM *Association for Women in Mathematics, a professional society to support women in mathematics *Atlantis World Media, parent company of the Atlantis Cable News (ACN) fictional news channel on the American TV series ''The Newsroom (U.S. TV series), The Newsroom'' *Australian War Memorial, a memorial to Australian soldiers in Canberra *West Memphis Municipal Airport (IATA code AWM) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
