The Archaeology of Ancestors
Subtitle: Death, Memory, and Veneration
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: Mar 29, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780813062518
Description: Ancient peoples used their ancestors' perceived influence to deal with domestic disputes, advertise wealth, validate authority, and much more. Erica Hill and Jon Hageman's volume explores these dimensions of ancestor worship through the study of documentary evidence and material remains, including funerary structures, human remains, art and iconography, structured deposits, and architecture.
Notes: Source title: The Archaeology of Ancestors: Death, Memory, and Veneration