Homines Funera Astra: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Funerary Anthropology 5-8 June 2011 '1 Decembrie 1918' University (Alba Iulia, ... Archaeological Reports International Series) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 1407310089 ISBN 13: 9781407310084

Publisher: BAR Publishing, 2012

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Proceedings of the International Symposium on Funerary Anthropology, 5-8 June 2011 ‘1 Decembrie 1918’ University (Alba Iulia, Romania)

Edited by Raluca Kogălniceanu, Roxana-Gabriela Curcă', Mihai Gligor and Susan Stratton

The study of burial practices, of human attitudes and behaviour in the face of death, has been an important part of archaeological research from its very beginnings. Some funerary discoveries have achieved sensational fame. Yet beyond this the archaeological community quickly came to understand that it is possible to gain as much information about the lives of past people from studying their funerary behaviour as it is from studying their daily activities and the resultant artefacts. This volume gathers together the majority of the papers presented at the International Symposium on Funerary Anthropology, 'Homines, Funera, Astra', which took place at '1 Decembrie 1918' University of Alba Iulia, 5-8 June 2011. The theme of the conference, aimed to address the investigation of human osteological remains and burial practices specific to the prehistory and history in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Raluca Kogalniceanu, Roxana-Gabriela Curca, Mihai Gligor and Susan Stratton

Edition details

• Publisher: BAR Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1407310089
• ISBN 13: 9781407310084
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 207
• Editor: Curc Roxana-Gabriela, Gligor Mihai, Kogalniceanu Raluca, Stratton Susan