The Archaeology of the Dead: Lectures in Archaeothanatology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781842173565)

Henri Duday is Director of Research for CNRS at the University of Bordeaux. The Archaeology of the Dead is based on an intensive specialist course in burial archaeology given by Duday in Rome in November 2004. The primary aim of the project was to contribute to the development of common procedures for excavation, data collection and study of Roman cemeteries of the imperial period. Translated into English by Anna Maria Cipriani and John Pearce, this book looks at the way in which the analysis of skeletons can allow us to re-discover the lives of people who came before us and inform us of their view of death. Duday throughly examines the means at our disposal to allow the dead to speak, as well as identifying the pitfalls that may deceive us.

Author: Henri Duday,Anna Maria Cipriani,John Pearce
ISBN-10: 1842173561
ISBN-13: 9781842173565
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Language: English
Published: 03/24/2010
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 44