{"product_id":"death-in-late-bronze-age-greece-variations-on-a-theme-9780190926069","title":"Death in Late Bronze Age Greece: Variations on a Theme","description":"Late Bronze Age tombs in Greece and their attendant mortuary practices have been a topic of scholarly debate for over a century, dominated by the idea of a monolithic culture with the same developmental trajectories throughout the region. This book contributes to that body of scholarship by\u003cbr\u003eexploring both the level of variety and of similarity that we see in the practices at each site and thereby highlights the differences between communities that otherwise look very similar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe introduction of wealthy burials in the transition from the Middle Helladic period and the building of elaborate tombs during the Late Bronze Age underscores a long-acknowledged change in cultural importance of burials and their locations for contemporary society. Initially archaeologists were\u003cbr\u003einterested in these tombs because of the impressive finds that were discovered in them, but as the body of literature on mortuary rituals has grown more recently these tombs have been utilized as lenses through which we can study the related society in novel ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy bringing together an international group of scholars working on tombs and cemeteries on mainland Greece, Crete, and in the Dodecanese we are afforded a unique view of the development and diversity of these communities. The papers provide a penetrative analysis of the related issues by discussing\u003cbr\u003etombs connected with sites ranging in size from palaces to towns to villages and in date from the start to the end of the Late Bronze Age. \u003cem\u003eDeath in Late Bronze Age Greece\u003c\/em\u003e contextualizes the mortuary studies in recent debates on diversity at the main palatial and secondary sites and between the\u003cbr\u003eeconomic and political strategies and practices throughout Greece. The papers in the volume illustrate the pervasive connection between the mortuary sphere and society through the creation and expression of cultural narratives, and draw attention to the social tensions played out in the mortuary\u003cbr\u003earena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanne M. a. Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190926069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati (Ph.D.), and University College Dublin, and studies Greek archaeology, archaeological methods and theory, the archaeology of religion, and the archaeology of mortuary systems. She is Director of the Kea Archaeological Research Survey that\u003cbr\u003eexamines the value of pedestrian survey as an archaeological method.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40078471004275,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":83.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9b3c949d-441a-4e09-aced-b78e70ea7c84.jpg?v=1652191097","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/death-in-late-bronze-age-greece-variations-on-a-theme-9780190926069","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}