Iron Age mortuary practices in southern England 550 BC to AD 70 : a study of ritual changes within an insular and near continental context /
This work considers the evidence for mortuary practices in the period between 550 BC and AD 70 in the southernmost counties of England. It examines the quantifiable and qualitative aspects of the data against the backdrop of developments observed in other aspects of the archaeological record. The pa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK :
BAR Publishing,
2024.
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| Series: | BAR British series ;
688. |
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| Summary: | This work considers the evidence for mortuary practices in the period between 550 BC and AD 70 in the southernmost counties of England. It examines the quantifiable and qualitative aspects of the data against the backdrop of developments observed in other aspects of the archaeological record. The patterns observed in the mortuary record are further considered against the wider backdrop of mortuary practices elsewhere in Britain, Ireland and the nearer regions of the continent. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-222). |
| ISBN: | 9781407361758 1407361759 |