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Author Hill, Brittany Elayne, author.

Title Birds, beasts and burials : a study of the human-animal relationship in Romano-British St. Albans / Brittany Elayne Hill.

Publication Info. Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017]
©2017
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
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Series Archaeopress Roman archaeology ; 24
Archaeopress Roman archaeology ; 24.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary 'Birds, Beasts and Burials' examines human-animal relationships as found in the mortuary record within the area of Verulamium that is now situated in the modern town of St. Albans.
Audience Specialized.
Note Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service.
Contents Chapter One: Animals and Their Fuzzy Role in Death; Chapter Two: Challenging Burial Interpretations -- A Theoretical Approach; Chapter Three: Sites of St. Albans; Chapter Four: Approaching the Skeletal Data; Chapter Five: Examination of Burial Practices; Chapter Six: Animals in the Romano-British Period; Chapter Seven: The Death of a Roman or non-Roman; Chapter Eight: Objects and Their Role in Romano-British Burials; Chapter Nine: Animals and Evidence (or Lack Thereof) for Mortuary Feasting; Chapter Ten: Comparing Human -- Animal Relationships in Life and Death; Chapter Eleven: Theoretical Conclusions; Chapter Twelve: Furthering the Field with Osteological Data; Appendix A1: Ageing Criteria for Mammals ; Appendix A2: Background Site Research; Appendix A3: Site Referencing; Appendix A4: Raw Data Final Thesis; Appendix A5: Faunal Remains Photo Catalogue.
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Subject Human-animal relationships -- England -- St. Albans -- History -- To 1500.
Human-animal relationships.
England -- St. Albans.
History.
Chronological Term To 1500
Subject Burial.
Burial -- England -- St. Albans -- History -- To 1500.
Romans.
Romans -- England -- St. Albans.
St. Albans (England) -- Antiquities, Roman.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
Classical antiquities.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Archaeopress, publisher.
Other Form: Print version: 9781784915964
ISBN 1784915971
9781784915971 (electronic book)

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