Death and dying in the Neolithic Near East
The Neolithic of the Near East is a period of human development which saw fundamental changes in the nature of human society. It is traditionally studied for its development of domestication, agriculture, and growing social complexity. This book takes a new approach, focusing on the human body and i...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2012
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| In: | Anno: 2012 |
| Recensioni: | [Rezension von: Karina Croucher, Death and diying in the neolithic Near East] (2013) (Butterlin, Pascal, 1968 -)
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| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Alter Orient (West)
/ Neolitico
/ Rituale funebre
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Neolithic period ; Middle East
B Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient ; Middle East B Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient (Middle East) B Neolithic period (Middle East) |
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Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Edizione parallela: | Erscheint auch als: 9780199693955 |
| Riepilogo: | The Neolithic of the Near East is a period of human development which saw fundamental changes in the nature of human society. It is traditionally studied for its development of domestication, agriculture, and growing social complexity. This book takes a new approach, focusing on the human body and investigating mortuary practices - the treatment and burial of the dead - to discover what these can reveal about the people of the Neolithic Near East |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 372 p), ill., map |
| ISBN: | 0191804843 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199693955.001.0001 |