The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial

by Paul Pettitt

Book Overview

Humans are unique in that they expend considerable effort and ingenuity in disposing of the dead. Some of the recognisable ways we do this are visible in the Palaeolithic archaeology of the Ice Age. The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial takes a novel approach to the long-term development of human mortuary activity - the various ways we deal with the dead and with dead bodies. It is the first comprehensive survey of Palaeolithic mortuary activity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415354900
• ISBN13: 9780415354905
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"