The bioarchaeology of Classical Kamarina: life and death in Greek Sicily

Using the concept of materiality as an interpretive framework, Carrie Sulosky Weaver presents an interdisciplinary examination of the Passo Marinaro necropolis (ca. 5th to 3rd c. BCE) for the purpose of reconstructing the synchronic dynamics, state of health and mortuary practices of Kamarina, an an...

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1. Verfasser: Sulosky Weaver, Carrie L. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Gainesville, FL University Press of Florida 2016
Schriftenreihe:Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past
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Zusammenfassung:Using the concept of materiality as an interpretive framework, Carrie Sulosky Weaver presents an interdisciplinary examination of the Passo Marinaro necropolis (ca. 5th to 3rd c. BCE) for the purpose of reconstructing the synchronic dynamics, state of health and mortuary practices of Kamarina, an ancient Greek city-state in southeastern Sicily. By considering material evidence from the necropolis together with findings from the biological study of the human remains, a more complete portrait of the Kamarinean people emerges
Beschreibung:Previous edition issued in print: 2015. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 online resource illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
ISBN:9780813051406
DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813061122.001.0001