Death Rituals and Social Order in the Ancient World

Death Rituals and Social Order in the Ancient World
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9781107082731
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Download or read book Death Rituals and Social Order in the Ancient World written by Colin Renfrew and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, with essays by leading archaeologists and prehistorians, considers how prehistoric humans attempted to recognise, understand and conceptualise death.


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