The funeral kit : mortuary practices in the archaeological record

1. Verfasser: Baker, Jill L., 1964-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, 2013.
Ausgabe: First paperback edition.
Umfang/Format: 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • The archaeology of death and burial: established interpretations, terminologies and definitions
  • The funeral kit model
  • The funeral kit in Wider Canaan (MB IIB/C-LB II)
  • The genesis and extinction of the funeral kit in Canaan
  • Beyond Canaan: the funeral kit in wider geographical and chronological contexts
  • Evidence and theory
  • The ties that bind
  • Appendix A. Clustered and nonclustered burials in tomb dhambers 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16 at Ashkelon
  • Appendix B. The funeral kit in Wider CanaanL Middle Bronze Age IIB (may also represent MB IIA/B transition)
  • Appendix C. Burial clusters in Wider Bronze Age Canaan.