Morgantina Studies, Volume V: The Archaic Cemeteries

by Claire L. Lyons

Excavations on the slopes of the Cittadella settlement at Morgantina in eastern Sicily have revealed nearly seventy tombs dating from the late eighth to the mid-fifth century B.C. In this volume, Claire Lyons presents a full publication of these Archaic cemeteries, examining the structure of the tombs, their rich range of grave furnishings, and the evidence for funerary ritual that they preserve. Often reused for multiple inhumation and cremation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691040168
• ISBN13: 9780691040165
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 3.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.5" x 11.0"