| Burial, Society and Context in the Roman World Contributor(s): Pearce, John (Author), Millett, Martin (Author), Struck, Manuela (Author) |
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ISBN: 1842170341 ISBN-13: 9781842170342 Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 Annotation: The twenty-eight papers presented in this volume stem from a symposium held at the University of Durham in 1997. They explore different approaches to the wide diversity of data now available. The papers are grouped under five headings: The reconstruction of mortuary rituals, Burial and social status, The dead in the landscape, Burial and ethnicity and society, Religion and burial in late Roman Britain and Italy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Death & Dying - Social Science | Anthropology - Physical - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: 393.109 |
| LCCN: 2001409923 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 8.26" W x 11.86" (2.16 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy - Topical - Death/Dying |
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| Publisher Description: Although a large number of cemeteries have been explored in Roman Britain they have never been seen as central to the study of the province. This collection of twenty-eight papers, from a symposium held at the University of Durham in 1997, explores different approaches to examine the contribution that cemeteries can make to our wider understanding of Roman society. The papers are grouped under five headings: The reconstruction of mortuary rituals; Burial and social status; The dead in the landscape; Burial and ethnicity and society; Religion and Burial in late Roman Britain and Italy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pearce, John: - John Pearce is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at King's College, London. His research interests lie in Roman archaeology, especially Italy and the provinces of north-western Europe with particular emphasis on funerary evidence as a source for understanding Roman society, including commemorative memorials, burial rituals and the remains of the dead themselves. |