| The Social Archaeology of Funerary Remains Contributor(s): Gowland, Rebecca (Author), Knusel, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1842173650 ISBN-13: 9781842173657 Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Physical - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 930.102 |
| Series: Studies in Funerary Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.2" W x 11.6" (2.65 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Human bones form the most direct link to understanding how people lived in the past, who they were and where they came from. The interpretative value of human skeletal remains (within their burial context) in terms of past social identity and organization is awesome, but was, for many years, under-exploited by archaeologists. The nineteen papers in this edited volume are an attempt to redress this by marrying the cultural aspects of burial with the anthropology of the deceased. |