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The archaeology of ancestors : death, memory, and veneration /

Ancient peoples used their ancestors' perceived influence to deal with domestic disputes, advertise wealth, validate authority and much more. Erica Hill and Jon Hageman's volume explores these dimensions of ancestor worship through the study of documentary evidence and material remains, in...

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Other Authors:	Hill, Erica (Editor), Hageman, Jon B., 1967- (Editor), McAnany, Patricia Ann (author of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
Subjects:	Archaeology > Social aspects. Archaeology > History. Ethnoarchaeology. Funeral rites and ceremonies > History. Ancestor worship.

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