Table of Contents: Merovingian mortuary archaeology and the making of the early Middle Ages /

Main Author:	Effros, Bonnie, 1965-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Series:	Transformation of the classical heritage ; 35
Subjects:	Merovingians > Funeral rites and ceremonies. Funeral rites and ceremonies > Gaul. Gaul > Social life and customs. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Merovingians. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology. Gaul > Antiquities. France > History > To 987.
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Table of Contents:

Map and Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Antiquaries, Historians, and Archaeologists: Creating a Cultural Context for Early Medieval Graves; 2. Modern Assessments of Merovingian Burial; 3. Grave Goods and the Ritual Expression of Identity; 4. The Visual Landscape: Cemeterial Topography and Community Hierarchy; Epilogue; Select Bibliography; Index.