The archaeology of death and burial is central to our attempts to understand vanished societies. Through the remains of funerary rituals we learn not only about

The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial reviews the current state of mortuary archaeology and its practice, highlighting its often contentiou

This volume brings together studies on the disposal of the dead and the archaeological research potential of found remains.

Anthropologist, archaeologists, and art historians detail their approaches to studying gender in burial practices and in other mortuary contexts. They compare E

This book sheds new light on funerary customs in Roman Syria, offering a novel way of understanding its provincial culture.