Burial terminology : a guide for researchers / Roderick Sprague.
By: Sprague, Roderick
Publisher: Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, c2005.Description: xii, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780759108400; 0759108404 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Burial -- Terminology | Human remains (Archaeology) -- Terminology | Tombs -- TerminologyDDC classification: 393.014Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | British Museum | Egypt and Sudan | Shelves | RWC.SPR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 54063000219652 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-240) and indexes.
Introduction -- Historical background -- The field guide -- Discussion of the classification -- Form of disposal -- Body preparation -- Individuality -- Articulation -- Position -- Deposition -- Orientation, alignment, and facing -- Grave goods or inclusions -- Disposal container -- Features -- Description of disposal area -- Demography -- Excavation -- Data recording.