Eight human skulls in a dung heap and more
Title | Eight human skulls in a dung heap and more PDF eBook |
Author | Annet Nieuwhof |
Publisher | Barkhuis |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2015-01-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9491431846 |
The study of ritual practice in the past is an accepted part of archaeological research these days. Yet, its theoretical basis is still not fully mature. This book aims at making a contribution to the study of ritual practice inthe past by assembling a theoretical framework, which is tailored to the needs of archaeology, and which helps to identity and interpret the remains of rituals in thepast. This framework is applied in a special archaeological region: the coastal area of the northern Netherlands, a former salt marsh area. In the past, people lived here on artificial dwelling mounds, so-called terps. Preservation conditions are excellent in this wetland area. This study makes use of the well-preserved remains of rituals in terps, to examine the role of ritual practice in the societies of the pre-Roman and Roman Iron Age in this area.
Eight Human Skulls in a Dung Heap and More
Title | Eight Human Skulls in a Dung Heap and More PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789036778282 |
Embracing the salt marsh
Title | Embracing the salt marsh PDF eBook |
Author | J.A.W. Nicolay |
Publisher | Barkhuis |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2022-01-24 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9493194493 |
From a modern-day perspective, it may seem odd that people should have chosen to dwell in the open salt-marsh landscape along the Wadden Sea coast. While the beauty of the salt marshes is widely acknowledged, the idea of living there seems to suggest struggle and misery. Yet the salt-marsh settlers, dwelling on their settlement mounds or terps, did not just ‘survive' or ‘get by', but actually managed to live a good life, by embracing this marshy world and its peculiarities. This collection of papers focuses on foraging, farming and food preparation in the context of the salt-marsh environment. The various contributions celebrate the career and work of Annet Nieuwhof, who has been an inspirational colleague and great friend to many of us. She passionately embraced terp research, always actively stimulating cooperation across disciplines as well as national borders. Reflecting some of Annet's wide-ranging interests, the present volume is dedicated to her in friendship and gratitude.
Eight human skulls in a dung heap and more
Title | Eight human skulls in a dung heap and more PDF eBook |
Author | Annet Nieuwhof |
Publisher | Barkhuis |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2015-01-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9491431846 |
The study of ritual practice in the past is an accepted part of archaeological research these days. Yet, its theoretical basis is still not fully mature. This book aims at making a contribution to the study of ritual practice inthe past by assembling a theoretical framework, which is tailored to the needs of archaeology, and which helps to identity and interpret the remains of rituals in thepast. This framework is applied in a special archaeological region: the coastal area of the northern Netherlands, a former salt marsh area. In the past, people lived here on artificial dwelling mounds, so-called terps. Preservation conditions are excellent in this wetland area. This study makes use of the well-preserved remains of rituals in terps, to examine the role of ritual practice in the societies of the pre-Roman and Roman Iron Age in this area.
Denmark
Title | Denmark PDF eBook |
Author | Bent Rying |
Publisher | |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Denmark |
ISBN |
Danish in the South and the North: Denmark, introduction, prehistory
Title | Danish in the South and the North: Denmark, introduction, prehistory PDF eBook |
Author | Bent Rying |
Publisher | |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Denmark |
ISBN |
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Title | Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Roach |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2004-05-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0393069192 |
Beloved, best-selling science writer Mary Roach’s “acutely entertaining, morbidly fascinating” (Susan Adams, Forbes) classic, now with a new epilogue. For two thousand years, cadavers – some willingly, some unwittingly – have been involved in science’s boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They’ve tested France’s first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender confirmation surgery, cadavers have helped make history in their quiet way. “Delightful—though never disrespectful” (Les Simpson, Time Out New York), Stiff investigates the strange lives of our bodies postmortem and answers the question: What should we do after we die? “This quirky, funny read offers perspective and insight about life, death and the medical profession. . . . You can close this book with an appreciation of the miracle that the human body really is.” —Tara Parker-Pope, Wall Street Journal “Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting.” —Entertainment Weekly