To Die in Pompeii : Excavation of the Necropolis of Porta Nocera (2003-2007)
This
impressive monograph (1451 pp.) is the culmination of an extensive and detailed
excavation, undertaken between 2003 and 2007, in the funeral quarter of one of
Pompeii's necropolis. Our understanding
of such sites was once limited to the analysis of funeral inscriptions, tomb
architecture, and treatment of the dead (burial or cremation), but this
research is focused on the rites and practices that accompany the separation of
the living and the dead as well as the management of funeral spaces protected
by the "law of burials" and the religious status given to them.
The first volume is dedicated to the analysis
of archeological contexts, a synthesis of burial space management, and the
remarkable contributions of anthropology, rituals, and burial practices to such
a synthesis. The second volume provides a detailed analysis of each specific
type of archeological material being studied: inscriptions, statues, ceramics,
amphora, textiles, oil lamps, glass, coins, metal, charcoal, pollen, insects,
human and animal bones, plant remains, and objects made of metal plate and
bone.
This
monograph offers a completely revised vision of funeral practices in the Roman
era.
You can download a flyer for the volume here and read more on this work on the project website here.
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