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Cultural interactions and social strategies on the Pontic shores : burial customs in the northern Black Sea area c. 550-270 B.C. /
In Antiquity the Black Sea region was a meeting point for several different population groups with diverse cultural backgrounds. The present monograph takes its point of departure in burial data from four coastal localities in the northern region of the Black Sea. The mortuary practices are decoded...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Aarhus :
Aarhus University Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Black Sea studies ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In Antiquity the Black Sea region was a meeting point for several different population groups with diverse cultural backgrounds. The present monograph takes its point of departure in burial data from four coastal localities in the northern region of the Black Sea. The mortuary practices are decoded and interpreted within a framework mainly based on concepts of cultural interaction rather than cultural polarisation. Thus, the dogma of 'The Greeks and the Others' is challenged, and alternative perceptions of interactions between the people in the Black Sea region form the basis of the study. The. |
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| Notas: | "Danish National Research Foundation's Centre for Black Sea Studies."--Title page verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (362 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-340) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9788779342583 8779342582 |