Sand, stones, and bones : the archaeology of death in the Wadi Tanezzuft Valley : 5000-2000 BP

xxix, 354 p. : ill. ;

• Chapters from the same volume (available individually)

  • Contributors
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Foreword
  • Commentary
  • Editorial Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • The Archaeology of Death
  • A Territorial Approach to the Study Area
  • A Historical Background
  • A Regional Perspective
  • From Regions to Sites
  • Textiles and Leather
  • Some Information on Archaeobotanical Remains
  • Archaeozoology of the Funerary Structures
  • Stones, Bones and Other Grave Goods in a Techno-Functional Perspective
  • The Human Skeletal Remains
  • Faces from the Ancient Fezzan
  • Skeletal Markers of Stress at Site 96/129
  • Ancient DNA Studies
  • Cultural Variability and Human Trajectories in Later Prehistory of the Wadi Tanezzuft
  • Appendix I
  • Appendix II
  • Colour Plates
  • Bibliography
  • Arabic Summary
• Information

  ISBN: 8878142816

  Permalink: http://digital.casalini.it/8878142816

  SERIES

  The archaeology of Libyan Sahara ; 1
  Arid Zone Archaeology, Monographs ; 3
  

  DISCIPLINES

  • History of ancient world Other parts of ancient world
  • Paleontology, paleozoology
  • Death customs
  • General history of Africa West Africa and offshore islands
  • Anthropology

  SUBJECTS HEADINGS

  • Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Libya -- Wadi Tanezzuft Valley
  • Paleontology -- Libya -- Wadi Tanezzuft Valley
  • Wadi Tanezzuft Valley (Libya) -- Antiquities