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Beschreibung
This volume brings together studies on the disposal of the dead and the archaeological research potential of found remains.
This volume brings together studies on the disposal of the dead and the archaeological research potential of found remains.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of contributors; Preface; 1. Approaches to the archaeology of death Robert Chapman and Klavs Randsborg; 2. The search for rank in prehistoric burials James A. Brown; 3. Social configurations and the archaeological study of mortuary practices: a case study John O'Shea; 4. One-dimensional archaeology and multi-dimensional people: spatial organisation and mortuary analysis Lynne Goldstein; 5. The emergence of formal disposal areas and the 'problem' of megalithic tombs in prehistoric Europe Robert Chapman; 6. Dialogues with death Ian Kinnes; 7. 'Various styles of urn' - cemeteries and settlement in southern England Richard Bradley; 8. Burial, succession and early state formation in Denmark Klavs Randsborg; 9. Mortuary practices, palaeodemography and palaeopathology: a case study from the Koster site (Illinois) Jane E. Buikstra; 10. Mortality, age structure and status in the interpretation of stress indicators in prehistoric skeletons Della C. Cook; Bibliography; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780521110785
ISBN-10: 0521110785
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Chapman, Robert
Redaktion: Chapman, Robert
Kinnes, Ian
Randsborg, Klavs
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 280 x 210 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Chapman (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.05.2009
Gewicht: 0,428 kg
Artikel-ID: 101652109