Regional Approaches to Mortuary Analysis

In this volume, archaeologists offer a new direction for burial research by expanding the models for mortuary analysis from a site-specific to a regional level. Contributors explore how regional mortuary approaches allow the introduction of new questions about peer polity interactions and regional a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Beck, Lane Anderson (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1995, 1995
Edition:1st ed. 1995
Series:Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In this volume, archaeologists offer a new direction for burial research by expanding the models for mortuary analysis from a site-specific to a regional level. Contributors explore how regional mortuary approaches allow the introduction of new questions about peer polity interactions and regional alliances-extending traditional settlement system and exchange analyses. This volume features case studies examining mortuary sites as components of the archaeological landscape
Physical Description:XX, 280 p online resource
ISBN:9781489913104