The Archaeology of Death in Roman Syria: Burial, Commemoration, and Empire
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (635 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107131413 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 355 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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In this book, Lidewijde de Jong investigates these customs and the belief systems that governed the choices made in the commemoration of Syrian men, women and children. It sheds a new light on life and death in Syria and offers a novel way of understanding provincial culture in the Roman Empire.. In the first centuries of the Common Era, an eclectic collection of plain and embellished underground and aboveground tombs filled the cemeteries of the Roman province of Syria. Presenting the first all-inclusive overview of the archaeology of death in Roman Syria, this book combines spatial analysis of cemeteries with the study of funerary architecture, decoration, and grave goods, as well as information about the deceased provided by sculptural, epigraphic, and osteological sources. Its inhabitants used rituals of commemoration to express messages about their local identity, family, and social position, while simultaneously ensuring that the deceased was given proper burial rites
. About the Author Lidewijde de Jong is Assistant Professor in Archaeology at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands. She was awarded a Visiting Scholar Fellowship at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. She serves on the Advisory Board of the American Journal of Archaeology and is the chair of the Center for the Study of Culture, Religion and Society in Graeco-Roman Antiquity (CRASIS) and Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. She has published widely on mortuary archaeology and Roman Mesopotamia. She has extensive fieldwork experience in the Middle East and has co-directed projects in Iraq and Syria
She has published widely on mortuary archaeology and Roman Mesopotamia. She was awarded a Visiting Scholar Fellowship at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. Lidewijde de Jong is Assistant Professor in Archaeology at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands. . She serves on the Advisory Board of the American Journal of Archaeolo