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The archaeology of cremation : burned human remains in funerary studies /

"There is a considerable body of knowledge on the concepts and practices of inhumation yet our understanding of cremation ritual and practice is by comparison, woefully inadequate. This volume draws together the inventive methodology that has been developed for this material and combines it wit...

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Other Authors:	Thompson, Timothy James Upton (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2015.
Series:	Studies in funerary archaeology ; v. 8.
Subjects:	Human remains (Archaeology) Cremation > History > To 1500. Cremation > Social aspects > History > To 1500. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient. Death > Social aspects > History > To 1500. Social archaeology. Excavations (Archaeology) Archaeology > Methodology.

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