Burial and Ancient Society: The Rise of the Greek City-State (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781597405355)

This study of the changing relationships between burial rituals and social structure in Early Iron Age Greece will be required reading for all archaeologists working with burial evidence, in whatever period. This book differs from many topical studies of state formation in that unique and particular developments are given as much weight as those factors which are common to all early states. The ancient literary evidence and the relevant historical and anthropological comparisons are extensively drawn on in an attempt to explain the transition to the city-state, a development which was to have decisive effects for the subsequent development of European society.

Author: Ian Morris
ISBN-10: 1597405353
ISBN-13: 9781597405355
Publisher: ACLS History E-Book Project
Language: English
Published: 11/07/2008
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d