Prehistoric Crete : regional and diachronic studies on mortuary systems /

Since the inception of Minoan archaeology, studies pertaining to tombs and tomb deposits have played seminal roles in our understanding of Minoan culture and the reconstruction of Bronze Age society. For several geographical areas and chronological periods of Cretan history, tombs are the most abund...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Murphy, Joanne M. A., 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : INSTAP Academic Press, 2011.
Temas:
Tombs > Greece > Crete.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Greece > Crete.
Antiquities, Prehistoric > Greece > Crete.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Greece > Crete.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > Grèce > Crète.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Grèce > Crète.
Tombeaux > Grèce > Crète.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Antiquities
Antiquities, Prehistoric
Excavations (Archaeology)
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Tombs
Crete (Greece) > Antiquities.
Crète (Grèce) > Antiquités.
Greece > Crete
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Since the inception of Minoan archaeology, studies pertaining to tombs and tomb deposits have played seminal roles in our understanding of Minoan culture and the reconstruction of Bronze Age society. For several geographical areas and chronological periods of Cretan history, tombs are the most abundant source of data. Each author in this volume takes a clear and distinct approach to the data, including some that emphasise political geography on multi-regional and multi-scalar levels, some that examine the commemoration of the dead and of the community for legitimising purposes but also for mai.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 214 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781623031176
1623031176

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