Funerary archaeology

Funerary archaeology (or burial archaeology) is a branch of archaeology that studies the treatment and commemoration of the dead. It includes the study of human remains, their burial contexts, and from single grave goods through to monumental landscapes. Funerary archaeology might be considered a sub-set of the study of religion and belief.[1] A wide range of expert areas contribute to funerary archaeology, including epigraphy, material culture studies, thanatology, human osteology, zooarchaeology and stable isotope analysis.[2][3]

  1. ^ Taylor, Timothy (2011). "Death". In Insoll, Timothy (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion. Oxford University Press. pp. 89–104. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199232444 (inactive 2024-08-17). ISBN 9780199232444.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2024 (link)
  2. ^ "Funerary archaeology". Department of Archaeology. The University of Sheffield. 2020-11-05. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ "MA Funerary Archaeology". University of York. Retrieved 16 June 2021.