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Burial Practices in Roman Britain: A survey of grave treatment and furnishing A.D. 43-410

Robert Philpott

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Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
Section A: Burial Treatment and Layout
CHAPTER 1: THE IRON-AGE BACKGROUND
CHAPTER 2: CREMATION IN ROMAN BRITAIN
CHAPTER 3: STONE AND TILE CREMATION CISTS
CHAPTER 4: WOODEN CINERARY CONTAINERS
CHAPTER 5: AMPHORA BURIALS
CHAPTER 6: GLASS CINERARY CONTAINERS
CHAPTER 7: MISCELLANEOUS CINERARY CONTAINERS
CHAPTER 8: POTTERY IN CREMATIONS
CHAPTER 9: UNENCLOSED CREMATIONS
CHAPTER 10: CREMATIONS IN SITU
CHAPTER 11: LATE 3RD-4TH CENTURY CREMATION
CHAPTER 12: INHUMATION IN ROMAN BRITAIN
CHAPTER 13: STONE AND TILE INHUMATION CISTS
CHAPTER 14: VAULTED GRAVES AND OTHER SUBSTANTIAL CHAMBERS
CHAPTER 15: POSTURE IN INHUMATIONS
CHAPTER 16: DECAPITATION
CHAPTER 17; PLASTER BURIALS
CHAPTER 18: INFANT BURIAL
Section B: Grave Furniture
CHAPTER 19: POTTERY WITH INHUMATIONS
CHAPTER 20: GLASS VESSELS
CHAPTER 21: METAL VESSELS
CHAPTER 22: PERSONAL ORNAMENTS
CHAPTER 23; PENDANTS, GEMS AND AMULETS
CHAPTER 24; FOOTWEAR
CHAPTER 25: KNIVES
CHAPTER 26: COMBS
CHAPTER 27: OTHER EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 28: LAMPS AND TAZZE
CHAPTER 29: ANIMAL, PLANT AND FOOD REMAINS
CHAPTER 30: COINS
Section C: Discussion
CHAPTER 31: AN OVERVIEW OF BURIAL PRACTICES IN ROMAN BRITAIN
APPENDIX A: TABLES OF BURIAL TYPES
ABBREVIATIONS
REFERENCES
THE DISTRIBUTION MAPS

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Published: 1991

Publisher: BAR Publishing

ISBN(s)

9780860547259 (paperback)
9781407318431 (ebook)

BAR Number: B219

Series

Britain and British Isles

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