Death and dying in the neolithic Near East:

The Neolithic of the Near East is a period of human development which saw fundamental changes in the nature of human society. It is traditionally studied for its development of domestication, agriculture, and growing social complexity. This book takes a new approach, focusing on the human body and i...

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Main Author: Croucher, Karina ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2012
Edition:1. ed.
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:The Neolithic of the Near East is a period of human development which saw fundamental changes in the nature of human society. It is traditionally studied for its development of domestication, agriculture, and growing social complexity. This book takes a new approach, focusing on the human body and investigating mortuary practices - the treatment and burial of the dead - to discover what these can reveal about the people of the Neolithic Near East.
Item Description:Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2015
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XIX, 372 S.) Ill., Kt.
ISBN:9780191804847
DOI:10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199693955.001.0001

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