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Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages (University of Exeter Press - Exeter Studies in History)
Duncan Sayer (Ed.)
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Description for Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages (University of Exeter Press - Exeter Studies in History)
Paperback. A collection of essays exploring the interpretation of medieval identities through burial data. Editor(s): Sayer, Duncan; Williams, Howard. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HDDM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
This book sets a new agenda for mortuary archaeology. Applying explicit case studies based on a range of European sites (from Scandinavia to Britain, Southern France to the Black Sea), 'Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages' fulfills the need for a volume that provides accessible material to students and engages with current debates in mortuary archaeology's methods and theories. The book builds upon Heinrich Härke’s influential research on burial archaeology and early medieval migrations, focusing in particular on his ground-breaking work on the relationship between the theory and practice of burial archaeology. Using diverse archaeological and ... Read more
This book sets a new agenda for mortuary archaeology. Applying explicit case studies based on a range of European sites (from Scandinavia to Britain, Southern France to the Black Sea), 'Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages' fulfills the need for a volume that provides accessible material to students and engages with current debates in mortuary archaeology's methods and theories. The book builds upon Heinrich Härke’s influential research on burial archaeology and early medieval migrations, focusing in particular on his ground-breaking work on the relationship between the theory and practice of burial archaeology. Using diverse archaeological and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859898799
SKU
V9780859898799
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About Duncan Sayer (Ed.)
Duncan Sayer is lecturer in archaeology at the University of Central Lancashire where his principal interest is in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries and burial archaeology. He is author of 'Ethics and Burial Archaeology' (Duckworth, 2010) and editor of 'The Archaeology of Post-Medieval Religion' (Boydell, 2011). Howard Williams is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Chester. He has published widely on medieval ... Read more
Reviews for Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages (University of Exeter Press - Exeter Studies in History)
An engaging and stimulating collection of value for the serious student of the subject. Christopher Scull, British Archaeology, May/June 2010
British Archaeology, May/June 2010
British Archaeology, May/June 2010