The Archaeology of Cremation: Burned Human Remains in Funerary Studies
Human societies have disposed of their dead in a variety of ways. However, while considerable attention has been paid to bodies that were buried, comparatively little work has been devoted to understanding the nature of cremated remains, despite their visibility through time. It has been argued that this is the result of decades of misunderstanding regarding the potential information that this material holds, combined with properties that make burned bone inherently difficult to analyse. As such, there is a considerable body of knowledge on the concepts and practices of inhumation yet our understanding of cremation ritual and practice is by c…
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- ISBN: 978-1-78297-848-0
- EAN: 9781782978480
- Produktnummer: 20462175
- Verlag: Oxbow Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Masse: H24.1 cm x B16.9 cm x D1.7 cm 618 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 8
- Gewicht: 618
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