| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 272 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Transformation of the classical heritage ; 35 |
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Transformation of the classical heritage ; 35.
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| Contents |
Map and Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Antiquaries, Historians, and Archaeologists: Creating a Cultural Context for Early Medieval Graves; 2. Modern Assessments of Merovingian Burial; 3. Grave Goods and the Ritual Expression of Identity; 4. The Visual Landscape: Cemeterial Topography and Community Hierarchy; Epilogue; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Clothing, jewellery, animal remains, coins and weaponry are among the artifacts that have been discovered in graves in Gaul dating from the fifth to the eighth centuries. This text traces the history of Merovingian mortuary archaeology within its cultural and intellectual contexts |
| Analysis |
ancient world |
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anthropology |
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antiquity |
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archaeology |
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aregund |
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art history |
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burial |
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celtic world |
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ceremonies |
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childeric |
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class |
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customs |
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dark ages |
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death |
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dying |
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early middle ages |
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europe |
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excavations |
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france |
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frankish kingdoms |
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french history |
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funerals |
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funerary |
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gaul |
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grave artifacts |
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graves |
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history |
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medieval history |
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medieval society |
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medieval |
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merovingian archaeology |
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merovingian graves |
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merovingians |
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monarchy |
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mortuary |
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nation |
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nonfiction |
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race |
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religion |
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rites |
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royalty |
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rulers |
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saint brice |
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social science |
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sociology |
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tombs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-262) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Merovingians -- Funeral rites and ceremonies
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Gaul
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Antiquities
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Funeral rites and ceremonies
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Manners and customs
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| SUBJECT |
Gaul -- Social life and customs
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Gaul -- Antiquities
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France -- History -- To 987.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051257
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France |
| Subject |
Europe -- Gaul
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France
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520928183 |
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0520928180 |
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0585467803 |
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9780585467801 |
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9780520232440 |
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0520232445 |
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1597347434 |
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9781597347433 |
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1282356704 |
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9781282356702 |
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9786612356704 |
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6612356707 |
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