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Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

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Funerary Practices and the Archaeology of Ancestors

(75810) -  Nikolas Dimakis

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

This course examines the funerary practices in Greece, from the proto-historic period to late antiquity (3rd c AD) in a diachronic and comparative perspective. Grave typology, placing the dead, burial offerings, grave marking, burial ritual remains, funerary iconography, funerary legislation are some of the topics examined, with special reference to case studies from Attica, Crete, Macedonia and the Peloponnese.

Upon the successful completion of the course students will be able to:

  • Know the funerary practices in the ancient Greek world
  • Understand the theoretical aspects of the Archaeology of Death and Ancestors’ Cult
  • Use the mortuary archaeological evidence in order to infer about society

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Πέμπτη 20 Μαΐου 2021