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Neolithic Mortuary Practices in Greece

£33.00
Author:
Kent D. Fowler
Publication Year:
2004
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841716633
Paperback:
131pp. Includes 17 figures, maps, plans, drawings, 35 tables
ISBN 10:
1841716634
BAR number:
S1314
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Description

This volumes applies the theory and methods developed in the study of mortuary remains by Americanist archaeologists to the earliest farming societies of continental Europe—those of modern-day mainland Greece. Historically, such research has predominantly focused on seeking out the social dimensions of life that influenced mortuary behaviour. The author explores the origins of social ranking during the Neolithic and goes on to consider how death is wrapped up in so much more than the social standing of the deceased, and seeing how archaeologists may be able to detect the many dimensions of life influencing the disposal of the dead.