Osteoarchaeology, Biological Anthropology
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Parishioner and Pauper Burials from St James Westminster (1695–1790): Excavations at Marshall Street, London W1, 2008–9 [Hardback]
Michael Henderson (Author); Adrian Miles (Author); Sarah Ritchie (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9781907586521
Published by : MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
Series: MoLAS Monograph
Volume: 74
Additional burial areas for the parish of St James Westminster in the 17th to 18th century were excavated in 2008–9. As the northern part of the parish around Soho grew and its population increased from the mid 17th century, pressure mounted on bu... .... Learn More -
The Patients’ Story: Dr Radcliffe's Legacy in the Age of Hospitals – Excavations at the 18th–19th Century Radcliffe – Infirmary Burial Ground, Oxford [Paperback]
Louise Loe (Author); Helen Webb (Author); Andrew Simmonds (Author); Daniel Poore (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9780904220889
Published by : Oxford Archaeology
Series: Oxford Archaeology Monograph
Volume: 32
Excavations at the site of the burial ground of the old Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, revealed the largest assemblage of individual burials yet recovered from an 18th/19th century hospital site in Britain. Founded in 1770 with funds from the estate... .... Learn More -
Tales from the Vaults and other Newington Horror Stories: An Archaeological and Historical Study of Elephant and Castle’s Underworld [Paperback]
Alexis Haslam (Author)
£18.50ISBN: 9781999615598
Published by : Pre-Construct Archaeology
The redevelopment of the Elephant and Castle Leisure Centre in Southwark, built on the churchyard of the former church of St. Mary Newington, provided the opportunity for archaeological excavation, supported by detailed historic research and archa... .... Learn More -
The Sacred Body: Materializing the Divine through Human Remains in Antiquity [Hardback]
Nicola Laneri (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789255188
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Material Religion in Antiquity
Volume: 1
The human body serves as a symbolic bridge between communities of the living and the divine. This is clearly evident in mythological stories that recount the creation of humans by deities within ancient and contemporaneous societies across a very ... .... Learn More -
Human Remains in Archaeology: A Handbook [Paperback]
Charlotte A. Roberts (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781909990036
Published by : Council for British Archaeology
Series: CBA Practical Handbook
Volume: 19
This revised and updated 2nd edition of Professor Charlotte Robert's best-selling Practical Handbook provides the very latest guidance on all aspects of the recovery, handling and study of human remains. Professon Roberts is one of the UK's leadin... .... Learn More -
Trends in Biological Anthropology 2 [Paperback]
Malin Holst (Editor); Michelle Alexander (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781785706202
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Trends in Biological Anthropology
Volume: 2
The articles included in this volume were all presented at the 15th annual British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) conference held at the University of York on the 13th and 15th of September 2013. Ten papers ar... .... Learn More -
The Viking Age: A Time of Many Faces [Hardback]
Caroline Ahlström Arcini (Author)
£38.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781785709388
Published by : Oxbow Books
The majority of literature about the Viking period, based on artefacts or written sources, covers battles, kings, chiefs and mercenaries, long distance travel and colonisation, trade, and settlement. Less is said about the life of those that staye... .... Learn More -
Manipulations Post-mortem du Corps Humain: Implications Archéologiques et Anthropologiques [Paperback]
Jennifer Kerner (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9789088905438
Published by : Sidestone Press
Human remains resulting from sophisticated mortuary treatments represent a preferred information source about the organization of societies and about the belief systems of ancient people. Thereby, on the archaeological field, secondary deposits, s... .... Learn More -
Manipulations Post-mortem du Corps Humain: Implications Archéologiques et Anthropologiques [Hardback]
Jennifer Kerner (Author)
£180.00ISBN: 9789088905445
Published by : Sidestone Press
Human remains resulting from sophisticated mortuary treatments represent a preferred information source about the organization of societies and about the belief systems of ancient people. Thereby, on the archaeological field, secondary deposits, s... .... Learn More -
The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion [Hardback]
Alexandra Livarda (Editor); Richard Madgwick (Editor); Santiago Riera Mora (Editor)
£48.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781785708282
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion is the first volume dedicated to exploring ritual and religious practice in past societies from a variety of ‘environmental’ remains. Building on recent debates surrounding, for instance, performa... .... Learn More
