Description
Paying particular attention to populations often overlooked in the historical record - African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrant groups - the authors also address the legal, logistical, and ethical issues that confront field researchers who conduct cemetery excavations. Baugher and Veit reveal how gender, race, ethnicity, and class have shaped the cultural landscapes of burial grounds and summarize knowledge gleaned from the archaeological study of human remains and the material goods interred with the deceased.
From the practices of historic period Native American groups to elite mausoleums, and from almshouse mass graves to the rise in popularity of green burials today, The Archaeology of Cemeteries and Gravemarkers provides an overview of the many facets of this fascinating topic.
About the Author
Sherene Baugher, professor of archaeology at Cornell University, USA is the coeditor of Archaeology and Preservation of Gendered Landscapes.
Richard F. Veit is professor of anthropology at Monmouth University, USA and the coauthor of New Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones: History in the Landscape.
Book Information
ISBN 9780813061931
Author Sherene Baugher
Format Paperback
Page Count 276
Imprint University Press of Florida
Publisher University Press of Florida
Weight(grams) 333g