The funeral kit: mortuary practices in the archaeological record
"Studies of mortuary archaeology tend to focus on difference--how the researcher can identify age, gender, status, and ethnicity from the contents of a burial. Jill L. Baker's innovative approach begins from the opposite point: how can you recognize the commonalities of a culture from the...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Walnut Creek, Calif.
Left Coast Press
2011
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In: | Year: 2011 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Near East
/ Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Cyprus
/ Etrurien
/ Grave furnishings
/ History 4800 BC-500 BC
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Further subjects: | B
Human remains (Archaeology) Cross-cultural studies
B Death Social aspects Cross-cultural studies B Ethnoarchaeology B Funeral rites and ceremonies Cross-cultural studies |