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The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange: Bioarchaeological Explorations of Atypical Burials.

The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange: Bioarchaeological Explorations of Atypical Burials.

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電子版あり 大学・学術機関向け電子ブック(eBook)ISBN 978-1-68340-121-6
著者・編者Betsinger, Tracy K. / Scott, Amy B. / Tsaliki, Anastasia (eds.),
シリーズ (Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives)
出版社 (University Press of Florida, US)
出版年月2020
ページ数448 pp.
言語ENG
ニュース番号<A01-17980>

解説

Abnormal burial practices have long been a source of fascination and debate within the fields of mortuary archaeology and bioarchaeology. The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange investigates an unparalleled geographic and temporal range of burials that differ from the usual customs of their broader societies, emphasizing the importance of a holistic, context-driven approach to these intriguing cases.

From an Andean burial dating to 3500 BC to mummified bodies interred in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily, during the twentieth century, the studies in this volume cross the globe and span millennia. The unusual cases explored here include Native American cemeteries in Illinois, "vampire" burials in medieval Poland, and a mass grave of decapitated soldiers in ancient China. Moving away from the simplistic assumption that these burials represent people who were considered deviant in society, contributors demonstrate the importance of an integrated biocultural approach in determining why an individual was buried in an unusual way.

Drawing on historical, sociocultural, archaeological, and biological data, this volume critically evaluates the binary of "typical" versus "atypical" burials. It expands our understanding of the continuum of variation within mortuary practices, helping researchers better interpret burial evidence to learn about the people and cultures of the past.