Burial and Ancient Society: The Rise of the Greek City-State

by Ian Morris

Book Overview

This study of the changing relationships between burial rituals and social structure in Early Iron Age Greece will be required reading for all archaeologists working with burial evidence, in whatever period. This book differs from many topical studies of state formation in that unique and particular developments are given as much weight as those factors which are common to all early states. The ancient literary evidence and the relevant historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521387388
• ISBN13: 9780521387385
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.7"