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Burial in later Anglo-Saxon England c. 650-1100 AD /

Traditionally the study of early medieval burial practices in England has focused on the furnished burials of the early Anglo-Saxon period with those of the later centuries perceived as uniform and therefore uninteresting. The last decade has seen the publication of many important cemeteries and syn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Buckberry, Jo, Cherryson, Annia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, England ; Oakville, CT. : Oxbow Books, ©2010.
Colección:Studies in funerary archaeology ; v. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Traditionally the study of early medieval burial practices in England has focused on the furnished burials of the early Anglo-Saxon period with those of the later centuries perceived as uniform and therefore uninteresting. The last decade has seen the publication of many important cemeteries and synthetic works demonstrating that such a simplistic view of later Anglo-Saxon burial is no longer tenable. The reality is rather more complex, with social and political perspectives influencing both the location and mode of burial in this period. This edited volume is the first that brings together pa.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 142 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1842178210
9781842178218
1299485057
9781299485051