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Death and Changing Rituals: Function and meaning in Ancient Funerary Practices. Studies in Funerary Archaeology 7 (Oxbow Books)
"Whether by decay or fire consumed...": Cremation in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor2015 •
Although embalming is traditionally considered an Egyptian custom, ancient sources suggest that in imperial Rome the practice was not employed by Egyptians or Egyptianized Romans alone. The mos Romanorum in funerary ritual encompassed both cremation and inhumation, yet embalming appears in Rome as early as the first century AD and evidence points to its limited use during the first three centuries AD. Within the social structure of Rome's dead these preserved corpses certainly occupied a distinct place. Yet who were they and why were they embalmed? It is argued here that various factors allowed for the occasional use of embalming by Romans: (1) an apparent shift in attitudes towards Egypt, (2) the manipulation of death ritual for social distinction, and (3) the flexibility of the traditional Roman funeral, which was able to incorporate deviations in methods of body disposal. Although embalming has been largely ignored as a significant aspect of Roman funerary history, its patrons come from the classes of highest status, including even the imperial household. This fact alone makes it worthwhile to examine this small corpus of evidence. For example, the emperor Nero embalmed his wife Poppaea; such a deviation from standard disposal methods reflects imperial fashion, but also requires us to re-evaluate Nero's reign and, especially, the societal constructs of Neronian Rome. This study attempts to contextualize embalming within Roman society and offer some likely causes and effects of its use.
Call for paper - Death in Late Antiquity - International conference 2021
DEATH AND THE SOCIETIES OF LATE ANTIQUITY New methods, new questions ? International ConferenceThe aim of this meeting is to cross old and new questions and methodologies on Late Antiquity funerary practices, by questioning the plurality of situations that mark out the territories of the Roman Empire and its margins. This colloquium, which is intended to be highly interdisciplinary and on a large geographical and thematic scale, aims to bring together the approaches of different disciplinary backgrounds (biological anthropology, archaeothanatology, history, archaeology, environmental sciences, molecular biology). Our wish is to initiate a multidisciplinary reflection that will allow us to take complementary views on funerary practices.
N. Zimmermann and Th. Fröhlich (eds), The Economy of Death. New Research on Collective Burial Spaces in Rome from the Late Republic to the Late Roman Time, Heidelberg
The 'written death' in Late Roman collective funerary settlements. Some case studies from Rome (3rd-4th cent. CE)2022 •
[M. Bentz and M. Heinzelmann (eds), “Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World”. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology (Cologne/Bonn, 22–26 May 2018), vol. 38], Propylaeum - Heidelberg University Library.
Subsemnul artei Studii în onoarea academicianului Marius Porumb la 80 de ani
A Roman cremation grave from the cemetery at Apulum‑Dealul Furcilor2023 •
Acest studiu are ca scop analizarea modului în care au fost exprimate identitățile sociale în contextele funerare. În vederea realizării acestui scop, a fost ales mormântul M640 din necropola de la Apulum‑Dealul Furcilor, descoperit în anul 2011. Acest mormânt de incinerație se evidențiază prin inventarul pe care îl conține, mai precis, elemente de costum (o fibulă și o aplică) și obiecte cu posibilă funcționalitate magică (un artefact în formă de phallus și un clopoțel). Unul dintre aceste artefacte, mai precis o fibulă de tip Feugère 25b / Riha 7.11.2 (Tutulusfibeln), are analogii în special în partea de vest a Imperiului Roman. În Dacia romană, fibulele de tip tutulus au o datare timpurie și se regăsesc în special în contexte din mediul cazon.
Tel Aviv: Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University
Cremation, Its Practice and Identification: A Case Study from the Roman Period1988 •
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Medical Journal Armed Forces India
JAK2 V617F negative essential thrombocythemia2013 •
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
Characterization of lignocellulose of Opuntia (Cactaceae) species using FTIR spectroscopy: possible candidates for renewable raw material2020 •
20th Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics
Temperature-induced tuning of emission spectra of liquid-crystal optical microcavities2016 •
Journal of animal science and biotechnology
Effects of creep feeding and supplemental glutamine or glutamine plus glutamate (Aminogut) on pre- and post-weaning growth performance and intestinal health of piglets2013 •
Chiwi'saeng'gwa haghoeji/Chiwisaeng gwahakoeji
A Proposal for a Predictive Model for the Number of Patients with Periodontitis Exposed to Particulate Matter and Atmospheric Factors Using Deep Learning2024 •