ISBN:
1317544323
,
9781317544326
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (316 pages)
Series Statement:
Approaches to anthropological archaeology
Parallel Title:
Available in another form
Keywords:
Death Social aspects
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History
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Funeral rites and ceremonies
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Cemeteries
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Human remains (Archaeology)
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HISTORY ; Ancient ; General
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Antiquities
;
Cemeteries
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Death ; Social aspects
;
Funeral rites and ceremonies
;
Human remains (Archaeology)
;
History
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Middle East Antiquities
;
Middle East
Abstract:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; 1 Introduction; 2 Binary oppositions, logical gaps and thick descriptions; Part II: Chalcolithic cemeteries; 3 Chalcolithic cemeteries: winks, twitches and faked twitches; 4 Isolated in the landscape: single-cave cemeteries; 5 Multiple components: multiple-cave cemeteries; 6 Dark, damp and deep: karstic-cave systems; 7 Funerary structures; 8 Exceptions, outliers and misfits; 9 Structured deposition and depositional structures.
Abstract:
First published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
Abstract:
Part III: Contemporary cemeteries10 An archaeology of us; 11 The raw materials: from matt to lustre, from grey to colour; 12 Tombstone morphology: communal trajectories; 13 Tombstone elaboration: personal expressions; 14 Spatial patterns: between institutional policy and interpersonal spontaneity; 15 Intersecting discourses; Part IV: Conclusion; 16 Prioritizing death and society; 17 Epilogue; Appendix: Gazetteers of cemeteries; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index
