| Introduction |
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 Introduction to the Archaeology of Death |
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 New remains discovered at site of famous Neanderthal ‘flower burial' |
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| Concept of Death |
 Concept of Death |
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| Theories of Death |
Theories of Death |
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Death, Ritual and Belief The Rethoric of Funerary Rites by Douglas Davies |
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| Placing Dead |
Placing Dead |
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Ian Hodder | What we learned from 25 Years of Research at Catalhoyuk |
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| From Inhumation to Cremation |
From inhumation to cremation |
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| Changing rituals in Iron Age |
Changing rituals in Iron Age |
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| Case study: Etruscan concept of Afterlife |
The Grave and Beyond in Etruscan Religion |
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| Case study: Xiongnu identity |
Xiongnu identity |
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Xiongnu identity |
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| Case Study: Zoroastrian Death Rites |
Zoroastrian Death Rites |
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| Books to read |
Death Rituals, Social Order and the Archaeology of Immortality in the Ancient World |
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The Archaeology of Cremation Burned Human Remains in Funerary Studies |
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 The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial |
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Celebrations of Death. The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual |
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