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Roman Burials

Roman Burials is an archaeological construct that denotes the funerary practices and material culture associated with the interment of the dead in ancient Roman society, distinguished by its ritualized treatment of corpses, use of specific grave goods, and spatial organization of burial sites within the broader context of Roman religious and social customs.

190

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8.8K

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433

Authors

154

Institutions

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2017–2026

24

Variants

Roman Funerary Practices

Parents

Publications

190

Tombstones and Roman Family Relations in the Principate: Civilians, Soldiers and Slaves

Richard Saller, Brent D. Shaw · The Journal of Roman Studies · 1984 · 482 citations

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Death and Burial in the Roman World

Larissa Bonfante Warren, J. M. C. Toynbee · The Classical World · 1972 · 324 citations

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Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages

John M. McCulloh, Patrick J. Geary · The American Historical Review · 1979 · 320 citations

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Death and Burial in the Roman World

L. Richardson, J. M. C. Toynbee · The American Journal of Philology · 1973 · 275 citations

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Isotopic paleodiet studies of skeletons from the Imperial Roman-age cemetery of Isola Sacra, Rome, Italy

Tracy Prowse, Henry P. Schwarcz, Shelley R. Saunders et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science · 2003 · 258 citations

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Authors

433

  1. JM
    J. M. C. Toynbee

    Science Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 721 citations

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  2. BD
    Brent D. Shaw

    University of Lethbridge, Canada

    3 publications · 719 citations

    3

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  3. RR
    Rebecca Redfern

    Museum of London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 130 citations

    3

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  4. HE
    Hella Eckardt

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 223 citations

    3

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  5. GM
    Gundula Müldner

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 223 citations

    3

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Institutions

154

  1. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    381 citations

  2. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    856 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    216 citations

  4. Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives

    Metz, France

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    318 citations

  5. University of York

    York, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    259 citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    193 citations

  7. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    302 citations

  8. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    843 citations

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Venues

  1. Britannia

    24 publications · 984 citations

    18

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  2. Antiquity

    6 publications · 290 citations

    6

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  3. The Journal of Roman Studies

    JRS · 6 publications · 841 citations

    6

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  4. Archaeological Journal

    6 publications · 122 citations

    6

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  5. Mortality

    5 publications · 155 citations

    5

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