An Archaeological Study of Human Decapitation Burials

by Katie Tucker and Katie Tucker

This is an in depth yet accessible study of human decapitation burials in Roman Britain. Dr Katie Tucker studied this subject for her doctorate and so is a leading expert in the area. Her findings go against conventional views of human decapitation burials of this period, which traditionally favor the view of a post-mortem removal of the head. Instead, Katie found the majority of the evidence did not support this theory and so concluded that most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473825512
• ISBN13: 9781473825512
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Archaeology
• Length: 264 Pages