Studies in Funerary Archaeology
This wide-ranging, ad hoc series from Oxbow Books focuses on new approaches and developments in the study of funerary remains and mortuary practices from any region, country or period. Titles include conference proceedings, regional studies, individual analyses of specific sites or localities, and studies of the archaeological evidence for social attitudes to death and burial.
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Artifacts of Mourning
Archaeology of the Historic Burial Ground of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia
Price: £29.95
ISBN: 9798888571101
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-01-12
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
152 Pages
Fascinating account of the artifacts from excavation of over 500 burials unexpectedly discovered during development work associated with the First Baptist Church in Philadelphia.
"And So the Tomb Remained"
Exploring Archaeology and Forensic Science within Connecticut's Historical Family Mausolea
Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781789255027
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-11-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
192 Pages
"And So The Tomb Remains" tells the stories of the Connecticut State Archaeologist’s investigations into five 18th/19th century family tombs.
Grave Disturbances
The Archaeology of Post-depositional Interactions with the Dead
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781789254426
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-07-01
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
256 Pages
This volume examines the post-depositional interactions of past humans and the way that graves and human remains were approached by people in the past.
Death and Changing Rituals
Function and meaning in ancient funerary practices
Price: £35.00
ISBN: 9781789253818
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-02-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
480 Pages
The contributions presented here are focused not on the examination of different funerary practices, their function and meaning, but on the changes of such rituals – how and when they occurred and how they may be explained.
Engaging with the Dead
Exploring Changing Human Beliefs about Death, Mortality and the Human Body
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781785706639
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2017-09-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
288 Pages
Presents important new insights into our understanding and interpretation of past mortuary practices, by integrating archaeological data with theoretical and evidential studies of modern funerary practices, ethnograhpy, theology and textual anaysis
Deviant Burial in the Archaeological Record
Price: £36.00
ISBN: 9781842173381
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2008-08-19
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
244 Pages
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.
The Archaeology of Cremation
Burned Human Remains in Funerary Studies
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781782978480
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2015-06-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
256 Pages
First comprehensive study of the processes, ritual and practices involved in the cremation of human bodies and the methodologies that can be applied to the study of cremated human remains using both new and traditional methods of study.
The Archaeology of the Dead
Lectures in Archaeothanatology
Price: £32.00
ISBN: 9781842173565
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2009-12-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
230 Pages
Henri Duday is Director of Research for CNRS at the University of Bordeaux. The Archaeology of the Dead is based on an intensive specialist course in burial archaeology given by Duday in Rome in November 2004.
Artifacts of Mourning
Archaeology of the Historic Burial Ground of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia
Price: £29.95
ISBN: 9798888571101
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-01-12
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
152 Pages
"And So the Tomb Remained"
Exploring Archaeology and Forensic Science within Connecticut's Historical Family Mausolea
Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781789255027
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-11-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
192 Pages
Grave Disturbances
The Archaeology of Post-depositional Interactions with the Dead
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781789254426
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-07-01
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
256 Pages
Death and Changing Rituals
Function and meaning in ancient funerary practices
Price: £35.00
ISBN: 9781789253818
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-02-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
480 Pages
Engaging with the Dead
Exploring Changing Human Beliefs about Death, Mortality and the Human Body
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781785706639
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2017-09-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
288 Pages
Deviant Burial in the Archaeological Record
Price: £36.00
ISBN: 9781842173381
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2008-08-19
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
244 Pages
The Archaeology of Cremation
Burned Human Remains in Funerary Studies
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781782978480
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2015-06-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
256 Pages
The Archaeology of the Dead
Lectures in Archaeothanatology
Price: £32.00
ISBN: 9781842173565
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2009-12-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
230 Pages