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Death management and virtual pursuits : a virtual reconstruction of the Minoan cemetery at Phourni, Archanes : examining the use of Tholos tomb C and burial building 19 and the role of illumination in relation to mortuary practices and the perception of life and death by the living / Constantinos Papadopoulos.
Penn Museum Library DF221.C8 P28 2010 1 v. + CD-ROM
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Papadopoulos, Constantinos.
- Series:
- BAR international series ; 2082.
- BAR international series ; 2082
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tombs--Greece--Phourni Site.
- Tombs.
- Minoans--Funeral customs and rites--Greece--Phourni Site.
- Minoans.
- Cemeteries--Greece--Phourni Site.
- Cemeteries.
- Burial--Greece--Phourni Site.
- Burial.
- Human remains (Archaeology)--Greece--Phourni Site.
- Human remains (Archaeology).
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Archanes.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Antiquities, Prehistoric--Greece--Archanes.
- Antiquities, Prehistoric.
- Bronze age--Greece--Phourni Site.
- Bronze age.
- Virtual reality in archaeology.
- Archaeology--Data processing.
- Archaeology.
- Imaging systems in archaeology.
- Archaeology--Computer simulation.
- Minoans--Funeral customs and rites.
- Phourni Site (Greece).
- Archanes (Greece)--Antiquities.
- Archanes (Greece).
- Greece--Phourni Site.
- Greece--Archanes.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 156 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress, 2010.
- Summary:
- Examining the use of Tholos Tomb C and Burial Building 19 and the role of illumination in relation to mortuary practices and the perception of life and death by the living -- A virtual reconstruction of the Minoan Cemetery at Phourni, Archanes (Crete), examining the use of Tholos Tomb C and Burial Building 19 and the role of illumination, in relation to mortuary practices and the perception of life and death by the living. This computer-based research provides scientists with an alternative reading of the dataset from the Minoan cemetery at Phourni, Archanes; the analysis attempts to evaluate the tomb architecture, use, visual impact, and capacity over different time periods, as well as the contribution of light to determine not only practical purposes, but also philosophical and religious beliefs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781407305585
- 1407305581
- OCLC:
- 636903806
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