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The funeral kit : mortuary practices in the archaeological record /

"Studies of mortuary archaeology tend to focus on difference--how the researcher can identify age, gender, status, and ethnicity from the contents of a burial. Jill L. Baker's innovative approach begins from the opposite point: how can you recognize the commonalities of a culture from the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, Jill L., 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, 2011.
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  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; 2: The Archaeology of Death and Burial: Established Interpretations, Terminologies, and Definitions; 3: The Funeral Kit Model; 4: The Funeral Kit in Wider Canaan (MB IIB/C-LB II); 5: The Genesis and Extinction of the Funeral Kit in Canaan; 6: Beyond Canaan: The Funeral Kit in a Wider Geographical and Chronological Context; 7: Evidence and Theory; 8: The Ties That Bind; Appendix A: Clustered and Nonclustered Burials in Tomb Chambers 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16 at Ashkelon.