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Ethics and Burial Archaeology.

The investigation of human remains has always been central to archaeological, but archaeologists are not the only ones with an interest in their treatment. This book sets a fresh agenda for ethical studies in mortuary investigation, adducing a series of case studies which can be used to understand t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sayer, Duncan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2010.
Colección:Debates in Archaeology Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction
  • 1. Archaeology and exhumation
  • 2. Archaeology, heritage and British burial law
  • 3. Human decency, politics and digging the dead
  • 4. Display, repatriation and respect for the dead
  • Conclusion: the problem of modernity and the ancient dead
  • Bibliography