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1 online resource (358 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Urban graveyard proceedings ; 2
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Urban graveyard proceedings ; 2.
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Intro; Preface; Ethical issues in human osteoarchaeology; Andrea L. Waters-Rist, Rachel Schats & Menno L.P. Hoogland; Rural cemeteries, cult places and community identities in the Central Middle Ages in the Kempen region (southern Netherlands); Frans Theuws; Social differences in burial practices in the medieval cemetery of Reusel; Catelijne Nater; Buried in Alkmaar: Historical and archaeological research on urban cemeteries; Peter Bitter; Medieval and post-medieval cemeteries in and around the city of Delft; Epko J. Bult. |
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A thousand graves: differences and similarities between archaeologically investigated burial grounds in â#x80;#x99;s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands (c. 1275-1858)Ronald van Genabeek; In the shadow of St. Plechelmus: A thousand years of burials; G.L. Williams; The Carmelite monastery in Aalst (Belgium, province of East Flanders) (1497-1797); Koen De Groote, Jan Moens & Kim Quintelier; St. Romboutâ#x80;#x99;s cemetery in Mechelen, Belgium (10th â#x80;#x93; 18th century AD); Katrien Van de Vijver, Frank Kinnaer & Silvia Depuydt; Taking stock of burial archaeology; Lene HÃıst-Madsen. |
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A rural view of early modern mortuary practicesFrank J. van Spelde & Menno L.P. Hoogland; Abstracts Urban Graveyard proceedings volume 2; About the contributors; Blank Page; Blank Page. |
| Summary |
It is commonly believed that in medieval and post-medieval towns and cities death outnumbered births and that these urban centres could only survive through the influx of migrants; a concept which has come to be known as the urban graveyard effect. Whether this was indeed the case for all cities and towns is still debated, but it is certain that urban citizens were more used to death that we are today. The medieval graveyards in which the deceased were interred, then still located within town limits, are an invaluable source of knowledge for reconstructing past lives. Systematic archaeological. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Archaeological physics.
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Archaeological physics. |
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Electronic books.
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Schats, Rachel.
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Fast, Kerry, 1964-
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Arts, Nico.
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Bouwmeester, Jeroen.
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Print version: Oosten, Roos van. Urban graveyard : Archaeological perspectives. Leiden : SIdestone Press, ©2018 9789088905025 |
| ISBN |
9789088905049 (electronic book) |
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9088905045 (electronic book) |
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9789088905032 |
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9088905037 |
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9789088905025 |
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9088905029 |
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