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The bioarchaeology of Classical Kamarina : life and death in Greek Sicily / Carrie Lynn Sulosky Weaver ; foreword by Giovanni Di Stefano.

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Weaver explores the mortuary practices, health and disease, and even the magical beliefs of classical Kamarina using a comparative approach to analyze grave goods and burial positions.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Sulosky Weaver, Carrie Lynn (Author)
Other Authors:	Di Stefano, Giovanni (writer of foreword.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Series:	Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past.
Subjects:	Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient > Italy > Camarina (Extinct city) Human remains (Archaeology) > Italy > Camarina (Extinct city) Burial > Italy > Camarina (Extinct city) Death > Italy > Camarina (Extinct city) Tombs > Italy > Camarina (Extinct city) Camarina (Extinct city) > Social life and customs. Manners and customs. Burial. Death. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient. Human remains (Archaeology) Tombs. Italy > Camarina (Extinct city)

Table of Contents:

Death and burial in the Greek world
Kamarina
Demographic attributes
State of health
The material record: grave goods
Ritualistic treatment of the deceased.