The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial

The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 870
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ISBN-10 : 9780199569069
ISBN-13 : 0199569061
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Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial by : Sarah Tarlow

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial written by Sarah Tarlow and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook reviews the state of mortuary archaeology and its practice with forty-four chapters focusing on the history of the discipline and its current scientific techniques and methods. Written by leading scholars in the field, it derives its examples and case studies from a wide range of time periods and geographical areas.


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