Mortuary practice in Byzantium : an archaeological contribution
This thesis presents the archaeological evidence for Byzantine mortuary practices or burial customs between c950-1453. This consists of published and unpublished material from a number of selected sites, studied with reference to primary sources, anthropology and archaeological theory. Four main questions are posed: 1. To ask what archaeology can tell us about the organisation of burial. 2. To ascertain what contribution cemeteries, tombs and their contents can make to the study of hierarchy in Byzantine society. 3. Whether datable features in some burials can be used to date others lacking such evidence, and if so, how far can any development over time be detected. 4. To trace how far burial practices were determined by local or cosmopolitan factors, and to what extent did influences pass between metropolitan centres and the provinces. The main text (VOLUME I) is divided into three parts discussing these questions within the contexts of cemeteries and burial churches (PART I, CHAPTERS 1-3), the tombs themselves (CHAPTERS 4-8), and the associated objects (CHAPTERS 9-16). Typologies of tombs and associated artifacts are proposed, together with analytical methodologies for their interpretation based upon archaeological
Ivison, Eric Addis
Mortuary practice in Byzantium : an archaeological contribution. This thesis presents the archaeological evidence for Byzantine mortuary practices or burial customs between c950-1453. This consists of published and unpublished material from a number of selected sites, studied with reference to primary sources, anthropology and archaeological theory. Four main questions are posed: 1. To ask what archaeology can tell us about the organisation of burial. 2. To ascertain what contribution cemeteries, tombs and their contents can make to the study of hierarchy in Byzantine society. 3. Whether datable features in some burials can be used to date others lacking such evidence, and if so, how far can any development over time be detected. 4. To trace how far burial practices were determined by local or cosmopolitan factors, and to what extent did influences pass between metropolitan centres and the provinces. The main text (VOLUME I) is divided into three parts discussing these questions within the contexts of cemeteries and burial churches (PART I, CHAPTERS 1-3), the tombs themselves (CHAPTERS 4-8), and the associated objects (CHAPTERS 9-16). Typologies of tombs and associated artifacts are proposed, together with analytical methodologies for their interpretation based upon archaeological
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