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Burials

Deviant Burial in the Archaeological Record
edited by Eileen M Murphy
This edited volume contains twelve papers that present evidence on non-normative burial practices from the Neolithic through to Post-Medieval periods and includes case studies from some ten countries. It has long been recognised by archaeologists that certain individuals in a variety of archaeological cultures from diverse periods and locations have been accorded differential treatment in burial relative to other members of their society. These ...
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St Martin's Uncovered: Investigations in the Churchyard of St. Martin's-in-the-Bull-Ring, Birmingham, 2001
by Megan Brickley and Simon Buteux, Josephine Adams and Richard Cherrington
The archaeological excavations at St. Martin's churchyard, Birmingham uncovered 857 burials dating to the late 18th and the 19th century. The burials represent a cross-section of Birmingham's population during the peiod of the Industrial Revolution. Detailed anthropological analysis was carried out on a sample of 505 of the skeletons, investigating aspects of demography and health. Compared to the modern British population, the analysis revealed ...
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The Ritual Killing and Burial of Animals: European Perspectives
edited by Aleksander Pluskowski
The killing and burial of animals in ritualistic contexts is encountered across Europe from Prehistory through to the historical period. This volume presents the state of research across Europe to illustrate how comparable interpretative frameworks are used by archaeologists working with both prehistoric and historical societies. Key questions include: How easy is it to identify ritually killed animals in the archaeological record? Can we tell if ...
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St Peter's, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire - A Parish Church and its Community: Volume 2 The Human Remains
by Tony Waldron with contributions by Warwick Rodwell
The excavations at St Peter's church, Barton-upon-Humber, between 1978 and 1984 have yielded the largest collection of human remains in the UK, dating from the late tenth century to the mid-nineteenth. The twin aims of the project were to understand the architectural history and setting of this complex, multi-period building (Volume 1), and to recover a substantial sample of the population for palaeopathological study (Volume 2). An extensive ...
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Mortuary Customs in Prehistoric Malta: Excavations at the Brochtorff Circle at Xaghra, Gozo (1987-94)
edited by Caroline Malone, Simon Stoddart, Anthony Bonanno and David Trump
Amongst the earliest stone architecture in the world, the Neolithic temples and hypogea of Malta testify to a sophisticated island culture. Explored in the early twentieth century, the subterranean burial temple, the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, was cleared of its burials and artefacts without detailed record. Late in the twentieth century, excavation at Xaghra on Gozo rediscovered a second cave cemetery that provides a unique comparison ...
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La ville et la mort. 2000 ans de tradition funéraire à Grenoble: Saint-Laurent
by René Colardelle
The excavations at Saint-Laurent show the evolution of the main burial site of Grenoble since Antiquity. This diachronic study stresses the importance of funeral practices and the worship of saints during Gallic Christianity, and shows how local architecture remains in harmony with perpetually changing practices and liturgies. French text. 413p, 364 b/w illus, CD-Rom included (Brepols Publishers 2008). French info text: La fouille de ...
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Burial at the Site of the Parish Church of St Benet Sherehog Before and After the Great Fire: Excavations at 1 Poultry, City of London
by Adrian Miles and William White with Danae Tankard
Archaeological work at 1 Poultry includes analysis of 280 burials associated with the medieval church of St Benet Sherehog and a post-Great Fire burial ground on the same location. Post-medieval coffins and coffin furniture indicate that the burial population is primarily late, with a fifth dated to before the Great Fire, although none were associated with the primary phase of the church. The parish of St Benet Sherehog pre- and post-Fire is ...
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The Excavation of Khok Phanom Di, Vol. 2: The Biological Report (part 1)
edited by C. F. W. Higham & R. Bannanurag
Report on the biological remains of the 4000 year-old site, detailing results of analysis on pollen and sediments, ostracoda and foraminifera, microfauna and large mammalian fauna, shellfish and landsnails, stomach contents and coprolites. 388p, 77 ...
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Eeuwige rust op de Donderberg: Een groot vroegmiddeleeuws grafveld bij Rhenen
by Bert Huiskes, edited by Annemarieke Willemsen
Dutch description:
Het rijengrafveld op de Donderberg bij Rhenen (provincie Utrecht) is de grootste, langst gebruikte en mogelijk rijkste vroegmiddeleeuwse begraafplaats van Nederland. Het bevatte ruim 1100 graven uit de vierde tot en met achtste eeuw na Chr.: circa 300 crematies, 820 lijkbegravingen en 14 paardengraven. Uit de grafkuilen zijn meer dan 3000 voorwerpen geborgen, die zich nu in het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden ...
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Inhumations de prestige ou prestige de l'inhumation? Expressions du pouvoir dans l'au-delà (IVe-XVe siècle)
edited by Armelle Alduc-Le Bagousse
The contributions contained in this volume question the staging of funerals, the commemorative representation of the deceased, the role of the place of the burial as expressions of non-sectarian or religious power, and the recognition or signification of so-called 'privileged' burials within the funeral zone. 464p (Brepols 2009)
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