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In Remembrance

Archaeology and Death
Herausgeber: Poirier, David A.; Bellantoni, Nicholas F.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In recent years, federal and state governments have recognized their responsibility for the protection of unmarked ancient burial grounds that may be threatened by modern land use activities and natural disasters. The editors have compiled case studies that reflect effective answers to removal, analysis, and reburial of human remains by archaeologists. Each study provides fascinating research from the excavation of historic cemeteries, which has added considerable knowledge to our understanding of factors relating to health, disease, and trauma, and the social histories of the diverse human communities occupying North America during the last three centuries. The volume also represents an important resource guide for archaeologists, historians, and other researchers concerning the sensitive treatment of the nation's historic burying grounds and cemeteries exposed by 20th century changes to the landscape. The Introduction highlights recent examples of the way osteological analysis of burials contributes to our knowledge of past histories. Part I examines several socially disenfranchised groups that are under-represented in historic records. These analyses demonstrate how archaeological and anthropological research can contribute to a better understanding of cultural conditions and life ways of important social groups. Part II consists of articles that illustrate where past and recent traumas and desecration have affected human burials. Part III represents the only technical section, providing a resource guide on professional standards in conducting documentary research as well as fieldwork in the location and excavation of historic burials.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9780897894197
• ISBN-10: 0897894197
• Artikelnr.: 25599594

Autorenporträt

The author of "Picatrix" was likely a highly educated and intellectually versatile scholar, deeply rooted in the Arabic-speaking world of the 11th century. He was well-versed in a variety of disciplines, including astrology, alchemy, and philosophy, drawing on Greek, Persian, and Indian sources. As a participant in the Islamic Golden Age's rich scholarly tradition, he likely had access to extensive libraries and intellectual circles. His work suggests a blend of academic knowledge and practical application, indicating both theoretical understanding and hands-on experience in astrological and magical practices.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface by Nicholas F. Bellantoni and David A. Poirier Introduction New
Perspectives on the Past by Douglas Owsley Disenfranchised Peoples The
First African Baptist Church Cemeteries: African-American Mortality and
Trauma in Antebellum Philadelphia by Thomas A.J. Crist et al. Babies in the
Well: Insight into Deviant Behavior in Eighteenth Century Philadelphia by
Sharon Ann Burnston Folly Island: An African American Union Troop Cemetery
in South Carolina by Ted A. Rathbun and Steven D. Smith Recovering Lost
Minds: Evidence of Insanity in a Late 19th Century Almshouse Skeletal
Sample by Shawn M. Phillips The Invisible People: The Cemetery at Catoctin
Furnace by Sharon Ann Burnston Cedar Grove: African American History in
Rural Arkansas by Amy Maish, Jerome C. Rose and Murray K. Marks Trauma and
Desecration Buried Prisoners in 18th Century Quebec by Gisèle Piédalue and
Jerome S. Cybulski Rescue, Research and Reburial: Walton Family Cemetery,
Griswold, Connecticut by Nicholas F. Bellantoni, Paul S. Sledzik and David
A. Poirier Little Bighorn: Identification of Human Remains from the Custer
National Cemetery by Douglas Scott and P. Willey Forensic Archaeology at
the Chauncey Family Crypt, Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut by
Nicholas F. Bellantoni and David G. Cooke Disaster and Relief Efforts at
the Hardin Cemetery by Paul S. Sledzik and David R. Hunt Resource Guide
Locating and Excavating Historic Burials by Douglas W. Owsley, Brooks B.
Ellwood and Malcolm L. Richardson Documentary and Comparative Scholarly
Research: Context in Cemetery Archaeology by Edward L. Bell In Partnership:
Descendants, Friends-of-the-Dead, and Archaeologists by David A. Poirier
and Nicholas Bellantoni Index