Remembering the dead in the ancient Near East : recent contributions from bioarchaeology and mortuary archaeology /
Remembering the dead in the ancient Near East : recent contributions from bioarchaeology and mortuary archaeology /
[edited by] Benjamin W. Porter & Alexis T. Boutin.
- 1 online resource (xv, 261 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East is among the first comprehensive treatments to present the diverse ways in which ancient Near Eastern civilizations memorialized and honored their dead, using mortuary rituals, human skeletal remains, and embodied identities as a window into the memory work of past societies. In six case studies teams of researchers with different skillsets⁰́₄osteological analysis, faunal analysis, culture history and the analysis of written texts, and artifact analysis⁰́₄integrate mortuary analysis with bioarchaeological techniques. Drawing upon different kinds of data, including human remains, ceramics, jewelry, spatial analysis, and faunal remains found in burial sites from across the region's societies, the authors paint a robust and complex picture of death in the ancient Near East. Demonstrating the still underexplored potential of bioarchaeological analysis in ancient societies, Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East serves as a model for using multiple lines of evidence to reconstruct commemoration practices. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian societies, the archaeology of death and burial, bioarchaeology, and human skeletal biology.
English.
9781607323259 1607323257 9781457188206 1457188201 9781457188220 1457188228
22573/ctt8bz782 JSTOR EB03673A-44DF-4EFB-B2D8-832A44378624 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
GBC1C1583 bnb
020142961 Uk
Human remains (Archaeology)--Methodology.--Middle East
Excavations (Archaeology)--Middle East.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Middle East.
Human skeleton--Analysis.
Squelette humain--Analyse.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Human remains (Archaeology)--Methodology
Human skeleton--Analysis
Middle East--Antiquities.
Moyen-Orient--Antiquités.
Middle East
DS56 / .R456 2014eb
939.4
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East is among the first comprehensive treatments to present the diverse ways in which ancient Near Eastern civilizations memorialized and honored their dead, using mortuary rituals, human skeletal remains, and embodied identities as a window into the memory work of past societies. In six case studies teams of researchers with different skillsets⁰́₄osteological analysis, faunal analysis, culture history and the analysis of written texts, and artifact analysis⁰́₄integrate mortuary analysis with bioarchaeological techniques. Drawing upon different kinds of data, including human remains, ceramics, jewelry, spatial analysis, and faunal remains found in burial sites from across the region's societies, the authors paint a robust and complex picture of death in the ancient Near East. Demonstrating the still underexplored potential of bioarchaeological analysis in ancient societies, Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East serves as a model for using multiple lines of evidence to reconstruct commemoration practices. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian societies, the archaeology of death and burial, bioarchaeology, and human skeletal biology.
English.
9781607323259 1607323257 9781457188206 1457188201 9781457188220 1457188228
22573/ctt8bz782 JSTOR EB03673A-44DF-4EFB-B2D8-832A44378624 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
GBC1C1583 bnb
020142961 Uk
Human remains (Archaeology)--Methodology.--Middle East
Excavations (Archaeology)--Middle East.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Middle East.
Human skeleton--Analysis.
Squelette humain--Analyse.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Human remains (Archaeology)--Methodology
Human skeleton--Analysis
Middle East--Antiquities.
Moyen-Orient--Antiquités.
Middle East
DS56 / .R456 2014eb
939.4