Burial Terminology: A Guide for Researchers

297 Pages·2005·10.76 MB·English

by  Roderick Sprague

To Linda for keeping me from being
another example

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Sprague, Roderick,1933-
Burial terminology: a guide for researchers/Roderick Sprague.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
9780759114708
1. Burial—Terminology. 2. Human remains (Archaeology)—Terminology.
3. Tombs—Terminology. I. Title.
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Table of Contents
Dedication
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1 - Introduction
2 - Historical Background
3 - The Field Guide
4 - Discussion of the Classification
References
Name Index
Subject Index
About the Author
Table of Figures
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