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Mortuary Monuments and Burial Grounds of the Historic Period
H. C. Mytum
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Paperback. Focuses on the study of historic burial ground monuments, covering some below ground archaeology. This title is suitable for academic archaeologists, cultural resource and heritage management archaeologists, government heritage agencies, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of archaeology. Series: Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Burial grounds strike an immediate chord with all who visit them. They are land scapes full of pathos and cultural associations which many find attractive, though a minority feel are too morbid to deserve detailed attention. This book is designed to offer a framework for studying historic burial ground monuments, and contains a certain amount of information regarding below-ground archaeology, as some projects will involve the study of both. Moreover, from a research perspective above and below ground archaeology together can throw considerable light on the process of dying, body disposal and commemoration that formed a continuum for those involved. ... Read more
Burial grounds strike an immediate chord with all who visit them. They are land scapes full of pathos and cultural associations which many find attractive, though a minority feel are too morbid to deserve detailed attention. This book is designed to offer a framework for studying historic burial ground monuments, and contains a certain amount of information regarding below-ground archaeology, as some projects will involve the study of both. Moreover, from a research perspective above and below ground archaeology together can throw considerable light on the process of dying, body disposal and commemoration that formed a continuum for those involved. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Series
Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306480768
SKU
V9780306480768
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