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Merovingian Mortuary Archaeology and the Making of the Early Middle Ages
Bonnie Effros
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Description for Merovingian Mortuary Archaeology and the Making of the Early Middle Ages
Hardback. Contributes to the study of death and burial in late antique and early medieval society. Tracing the history of Merovingian archaeology, this book exposes biases and prejudices that have colored previous interpretations of these burial sites and assesses what contemporary archaeology can tell us about the Frankish kingdoms. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Clothing, jewelry, animal remains, ceramics, coins, and weaponry are among the artifacts that have been discovered in graves in Gaul dating from the fifth to eighth century. Those who have unearthed them, from the middle ages to the present, have speculated widely on their meaning. This authoritative book makes a major contribution to the study of death and burial in late antique and early medieval society with its long overdue systematic discussion of this mortuary evidence. Tracing the history of Merovingian archaeology within its cultural and intellectual context for the first time, Effros exposes biases and prejudices that have colored ... Read more
Clothing, jewelry, animal remains, ceramics, coins, and weaponry are among the artifacts that have been discovered in graves in Gaul dating from the fifth to eighth century. Those who have unearthed them, from the middle ages to the present, have speculated widely on their meaning. This authoritative book makes a major contribution to the study of death and burial in late antique and early medieval society with its long overdue systematic discussion of this mortuary evidence. Tracing the history of Merovingian archaeology within its cultural and intellectual context for the first time, Effros exposes biases and prejudices that have colored ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520232440
SKU
V9780520232440
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About Bonnie Effros
Bonnie Effros is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the State University of New York, Binghamton, and the Sylvan C. Coleman and Pamela Coleman Memorial Fund Fellow in the Department of Medieval Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2001-2002). She is author of Caring for Body and Soul: Burial and the Afterlife in the Merovingian World (2002) ... Read more
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