| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 272 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Transformation of the classical heritage ; 35
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Transformation of the classical heritage ; 35.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-262) and index. |
| Summary |
Clothing, jewellery, animal remains, coins and weaponry are among the artifacts that have been discovered in graves in Gaul dating from the fifth to the eighth centuries. This text traces the history of Merovingian mortuary archaeology within its cultural and intellectual contexts. |
| Contents |
Map and Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Antiquaries, Historians, and Archaeologists: Creating a Cultural Context for Early Medieval Graves; 2. Modern Assessments of Merovingian Burial; 3. Grave Goods and the Ritual Expression of Identity; 4. The Visual Landscape: Cemeterial Topography and Community Hierarchy; Epilogue; Select Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Merovingians -- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
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Merovingians. |
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Funeral rites and ceremonies. |
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Gaul.
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Gaul -- Social life and customs.
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Gaul -- Antiquities.
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France -- History -- To 987.
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France. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 987 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Effros, Bonnie, 1965- Merovingian mortuary archaeology and the making of the early Middle Ages. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003 0520232445 (DLC) 2002009720 (OCoLC)50079927 |
| ISBN |
9780520928183 (electronic book) |
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0520928180 (electronic book) |
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0585467803 (electronic book) |
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9780585467801 (electronic book) |
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9780520232440 (alkaline paper) |
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0520232445 (alkaline paper) |
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1597347434 |
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9781597347433 |
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0520232445 (alkaline paper) |
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