The Archaeology of Death and Burial

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Sutton, 1999 - Social Science - 250 pages
The archaeology of death is a central aspect of our attempts to understand vanished societies. Through funeral remains we learn of prehistoric attitudes to death and the after-life, and also of their social organization, way of life, and view of the world. This book reviews the latest research in this huge field.

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Michael Parker Pearson
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Michael Parker Pearson
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Mike Parker Pearson
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About the author (1999)

Andrew T. Chamberlain is Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of Human Remains in the Interpreting the Past series. Michael Parker Pearson is Reader in Archaeology at the University of Sheffield and a specialist in funerary archaeology. His
publications include Bronze Age Britain and The Archaeology of Death and Burial

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Archaeology of Death and Burial
AuthorMichael Parker Pearson
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherSutton, 1999
ISBN0750917776, 9780750917773
Length250 pages
Subjects › 

Social Science / Archaeology
Social Science / Death & Dying
  
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