00988nam a2200157Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200210007610000160009724500750011326000480018830000110023652005550024765000120080265000160081420261019185940.0260604s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9780521376112  223a393.0938 MOR  aMorris, Ian 0aDeath-ritual and social structure in classical antiquityc/ Ian Morris  aLondonb: Cambridge University Pressc,1996  a264 p.  aThe chief purpose of this book is to show how burials may be used as a uniquely informative source for Greek and Roman social history. Burials permit a far wider range of inference and insight than the literary texts produced by and for a narrow social elite, and by studying them in depth Dr. Morris is able to offer new interpretations of social change in Graeco-Roman antiquity. The major interdisciplinary importance of the book lies in its attempt to break down barriers between archaeologists and historians of different societies and cultures.  aHistory  aArchaeology