Death Across Oceans: Archaeology of Coffins and Vaults in Britain, America, and Australia
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Death Across Oceans: Archaeology of Coffins and Vaults in Britain, America, and Australia
By (Author) Harold Mytum
Edited by Laurie Burgess
Smithsonian Books
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
15th August 2018
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
393.09
Physical Properties
Hardback
326
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
1g
Description
Death Across Oceans- Archaeology of Coffins and Vaults in Britain, America, and Australiabrings together the leading researchers in historic mortuary practice from Britain, North America, and Australia. It is the first book dedicated to the material culture associated with burial in the historic, English-speaking world. It combines reflections and evaluations from the pioneer scholars who initiated research in this field during the 1980s with studies by young scholars now pushing the research into a new and wider range of issues. This volume will be the seminal work in this field for some time, providing key analyses and essential bibliographic routes into site-specific literature, and setting the research agenda for the future.
Author Bio
HAROLD MYTUM is the Director of the Centre for Manx Studies at the University of Liverpool. LAURIE BURGESS is associate chair in the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. This book will be of interest to those who enjoy the unique field of historic mortuary practice and is interested in material culture as a whole.
