Burial and Memorial in Late Antiquity: Volume 1: Thematic Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004687950)

Burial and Memorial explores funerary and commemorative archaeology, A.D. 284-650, across the late antique world. This first volume includes an overview of research, and papers exploring bioarchaeology, mortuary rituals, mausolea, and funerary landscapes. It considers the sacralisation of tombs, the movements of relics, and the political significance of cemeteries. The nature and fate of statue monuments is explored, as memorials to individuals. Authors also compare the destruction or preservation of tombs in relation to other buildings. Finally, the city itself is considered as a place of collective memory, where meanings were long maintained, via a study of spoliation.

Author: Luke Lavan
ISBN-10: 9004687955
ISBN-13: 9789004687950
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 11/12/2024
Pages: 452
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 7.93lbs