J Rasmus Brandt: 2 books
Death and Changing Rituals
Function and meaning in ancient funerary practices
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
The forms by which a deceased person may be brought to rest are as many as there are causes of death. In most societies the disposal of the corpse is accompanied by some form of celebration or ritual which may range from a simple act of deportment in solitude to the engagement of large masses of people...
Life and Death in Asia Minor in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Times
Studies in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2016
Life and Death in Asia Minor combines contributions in both archaeology and bioarchaeology in Asia Minor in the period ca. 200 BC – AD 1300 for the first time. The archaeology topics are wide-ranging including death and territory, death and landscape perception, death and urban transformations from...