Landscapes of Death: Early Bronze Age Tombs and Mortuary Rituals on the Oman Pen

Description: Landscapes of Death: Early Bronze Age Tombs and Mortuary Rituals on the Oman Peninsula by Kimberly D. Williams Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description 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. Publisher Description 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. Author Biography Kimberly D. Williams is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Anthropology at Temple University, Philadelphia (USA). Dr. Williams received her PhD from The Ohio State University in 2005 and conducted postdoctoral research in genetic epidemiology at Wright State University. Her reseach span the fields of genetics, human biology, bioarchaeology, and mortuary archaeology. In 2015-2017 she joined the Sultan Qaboos University with a Fulbright award. Dr. Williams has been conducting research in the Sultanate of Oman since 2008, excavating funerary monuments in Dhofar, Al-Dhahirah and Al-Batinah. Details ISBN 1803275294 ISBN-13 9781803275291 Title Landscapes of Death: Early Bronze Age Tombs and Mortuary Rituals on the Oman Peninsula Author Kimberly D. Williams Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 270 Publisher Archaeopress GE_Item_ID:158391583; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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