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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797358603321

Autore

Sulosky Weaver Carrie Lynn

Titolo

The bioarchaeology of Classical Kamarina : life and death in Greek Sicily / / Carrie L. Sulosky Weaver ; series foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen ; foreword by Giovanni Di Stefano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, Florida : , : University Press of Florida, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8130-5140-1

0-8130-5554-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 p.)

Collana

Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past: local, regional, and global perspectives

Disciplina

393/.930937

Soggetti

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient - Italy - Camarina (Extinct city)

Human remains (Archaeology) - Italy - Camarina (Extinct city)

Burial - Italy - Camarina (Extinct city)

Death - Italy - Camarina (Extinct city)

Tombs - Italy - Camarina (Extinct city)

Camarina (Extinct city) Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Death and burial in the Greek world -- Kamarina -- Demographic attributes -- State of health -- The material record: grave goods -- Ritualistic treatment of the deceased.

Sommario/riassunto

Weaver explores the mortuary practices, health and disease, and even the magical beliefs of classical Kamarina using a comparative approach to analyze grave goods and burial positions.