Burial terminology
Subtitle: a guide for researchers
By: Roderick Sprague.
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Burial -- Terminology.; Human remains (Archaeology) -- Terminology.; Tombs -- Terminology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-240) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Historical background; title: The field guide; title: Discussion of the classification; title: Form of disposal; title: Body preparation; title: Individuality; title: Articulation; title: Position; title: Deposition; title: Orientation, alignment, and facing; title: Grave goods or inclusions; title: Disposal container; title: Features; title: Description of disposal area; title: Demography; title: Excavation; title: Data recording.