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Landscapes of Death: Early Bronze Age Tombs and Mortuary Rituals on the Oman Peninsula
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- Kimberly D., Williams (Author)
Title
Landscapes of Death: Early Bronze Age Tombs and Mortuary Rituals on the Oman Peninsula
Abstract
<p>This book provides a comprehensive and detailed review of the evidence for Early Bronze Age mortuary rituals on the Oman Peninsula, describing the research conducted, synthesizing the resulting data, and presenting a complete view of the state of knowledge on the topic. The author demonstrates that the construction, use, and location of mortuary cairns in the ancient landscape is no simple question in the Early Bronze Age archaeology of the region. This book explores the characteristics of ancient funerary monuments and rituals, demonstrating variations in these practices, as well as evidence for continued cairn use during this period and how some communities elaborated mortuary rituals. This book will serve as an invaluable reference volume for scholars working in the region, as an introduction for students to mortuary archaeology and to models that can be used to explore this aspect of prehistoric life on the Oman Peninsula, and as a valuable repository of currently available data. The book features extensive demonstrative illustrations and appendices summarizing the architecture, interments, and material culture found in all published Early Bronze Age mortuary monuments in the region.</p>
Series
The Archaeological Heritage of Oman
Series Number
12
Date
2024
Publisher
Archaeopress
Place
Oxford
# of Pages
270
ISBN
978-1-80327-529-1
Citation Key
kimberlyd.LandscapesDeathEarly2024
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10/21/25, 9:18 AM
Short Title
Landscapes of Death
Language
eng
Citation
Kimberly D., W. (2024). Landscapes of Death: Early Bronze Age Tombs and Mortuary Rituals on the Oman Peninsula. Archaeopress. https://doi.org/10.32028/9781803275291
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