The Funeral Kit : Mortuary Practices in the Archaeological Record

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Jill L., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Social aspects.

Death--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Ethnoarchaeology.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Cross-cultural studies.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Human remains (Archaeology)--Cross-cultural studies.

Social science--Archaeology.

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Death--Cross-cultural studies.

Death.

Local Subjects:

Death--Social aspects.

Death--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Ethnoarchaeology.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Cross-cultural studies.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Human remains (Archaeology)--Cross-cultural studies.

Social science--Archaeology.

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Studies of mortuary archaeology tend to focus on difference-how the researcher can identify age, gender, status, and ethnicity from the contents of a burial. Jill L. Baker's innovative approach begins from the opposite point: how can you recognize the commonalities of a culture from the "funeral kit" that occurs in all burials, irrespective of status differences? And what do those commonalities have to say about the world view and religious beliefs of that culture? Baker begins with the Middle and Late Bronze Age tombs in the southern Levant, then expands her scope in ever widening circle

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; 2: The Archaeology of Death and Burial: Established Interpretations, Terminologies, and Definitions; 3: The Funeral Kit Model; 4: The Funeral Kit in Wider Canaan (MB IIB/C-LB II); 5: The Genesis and Extinction of the Funeral Kit in Canaan; 6: Beyond Canaan: The Funeral Kit in a Wider Geographical and Chronological Context; 7: Evidence and Theory; 8: The Ties That Bind; Appendix A: Clustered and Nonclustered Burials in Tomb Chambers 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16 at Ashkelon

Appendix B: The Funeral Kit in Wider Canaan: Middle Bronze Age IIB (may also represent MB IIA/B transition)Appendix C: Burial Clusters in Wider Bronze Age Canaan; Notes; Chronology; References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-315-41844-4

1-315-41845-2

1-59874-673-1

9781315418452

OCLC:

777212579