Archaeology of Death and Burial - Hardcover

Pearson, Michael Parker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750917776 ISBN 13: 9780750917773

Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

The archaeology of death and burial is central to our attempts to understand vanished societies. Through the remains of funerary rituals we can learn not only about the attitudes of prehistoric people to death and the afterlife, but also about their way of life, their social organization and their view of the world. This book reviews the latest research in this field, and describes the sometimes controversial interpretations that have led to rapid advances in our understanding of life and death in the distant past.
The Archaeology of Death and Burial provides an overview and synthesis of one of the most revealing fields of research into the past. It creates a context for several discoveries - from Tutankhamen to the Ice Man - and will find a market among archaeologists, prehistorians, social anthropologists, historians and others who have a professional interest in, or general curiosity about, death and burial.

About this title

About the Author:

Mike Parker Pearson is a lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Prehistory at the University of Sheffield.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0750917776
• ISBN 13: 9780750917773
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256