Mortuary Monuments and Burial Grounds of the Historic Period /

This practical volume focuses on the study of historic burial ground monuments but also covers some below ground archaeology, as some projects will involve the study of both. The linking between above and below ground data has rarely been achieved, and the integration of graveyard data within settle...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mytum, Harold, 1955-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004.
Series:Manuals in archaeological method, theory, and technique.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: List Of Figures. List Of Tables
  • I: Introduction
  • II: Folk Traditions and High Culture: Funerary and Commemorative Practice to the Early 18th Century
  • III: A Maturing Industry: the Mid 18th century to Early 20th Century
  • IV: A Marginalized Activity: From After World War I
  • V: Production and Consumption
  • VI: Social Structures
  • VII: Identities
  • VIII: Attitudes to Death, the Body and Remembrance
  • IX: Carrying Out a Study
  • X: Conservation, Education and Display
  • Appendix 1: Examples of Recording Systems. Appendix 2: Useful Addresses
  • Bibliography
  • Index.