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Transformation Through Destruction
. Ed(S): Fontijn, David R.; Jansen, Richard; Vaart, Sasja Van Der
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Paperback. Editor(s): Fontijn, David R.; Jansen, Richard; Vaart, Sasja van der. Num Pages: 348 pages, 189 fc, 39 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3B; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 298 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1296.
Some 2800 years ago, a man died in what is now the municipality of Oss, the Netherlands. His death must have been a significant event in the life of local communities, for he received an extraordinary funeral, which ended with the construction of an impressive barrow. Based on the meticulous excavation and a range of specialist and comprehensive studies of finds, a prehistoric burial ritual now can be brought to life in surprising detail. An Iron Age community used extraordinary objects that find their closest counterpart in the elite graves of the Hallstatt culture in Central Europe. This book will ... Read more
Some 2800 years ago, a man died in what is now the municipality of Oss, the Netherlands. His death must have been a significant event in the life of local communities, for he received an extraordinary funeral, which ended with the construction of an impressive barrow. Based on the meticulous excavation and a range of specialist and comprehensive studies of finds, a prehistoric burial ritual now can be brought to life in surprising detail. An Iron Age community used extraordinary objects that find their closest counterpart in the elite graves of the Hallstatt culture in Central Europe. This book will ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Sidestone Press Netherlands
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Leiden, Netherlands
ISBN
9789088901027
SKU
V9789088901027
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About . Ed(S): Fontijn, David R.; Jansen, Richard; Vaart, Sasja Van Der
Richard Jansen is fulltime lecturer in Applied Archaeology and European Prehistory at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Leiden. Between 2008 and 2018 he also was the municipal-archaeologist of Oss. His (PhD-)research focuses on the long-term structuring of the (settlement) landscape from the late prehistory until the Roman Period, especially on the extensively researched sandy soils of Oss, but also ... Read more
Reviews for Transformation Through Destruction
Transformation through Destruction is a title with many meanings. Due to the great level of detail this book reads like a good detective story. What happened here 2700 years ago?
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