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| Preface | |
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| Note on the Author and the Text | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Preliminary discussion | |
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| Funerary archaeology and corpse taphonomy | |
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| Different types of funerary deposits | |
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| Primary and secondary burials | |
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| Individual primary burial: the pre-Neolithic burial at Bonifacio (Corsica) | |
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| Anatomical terminology | |
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| Differences between the original burial and the form of the deposit observed at excavation | |
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| Flattening of the rib cage | |
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| Rotation of the head | |
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| The ritual dimension of excavation observations | |
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| Individual primary burials: additional aspects | |
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| The arrangement of offerings and elements of ornament and dress | |
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| The archaeology of funerary behaviour or the archaeology of rites? | |
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| Identifying a primary burial through the analysis of anatomical connections | |
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| Relationships between the internal and external environments of the corpse (I): the analysis of environmental conditions within the burial | |
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| Decomposition in a void | |
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| Decomposition in a filled space | |
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| The Grotte de Foissac: some observations on taphonomy in an underground environment | |
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| Relationships between the internal and external environments of the corpse (II) | |
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| 'Verticalization' of the clavicles | |
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| Voids that form around the corpse | |
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| The filling of the internal volume of the corpse | |
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| The chronology of filling the volume freed by the decay of soft tissue | |
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| Delayed filling | |
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| Progressive filling | |
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| The mechanisms of filling the volume freed by the decay of soft tissue | |
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| Burials of babies who die within the first six months of life | |
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| Double burials and 'reductions'. Reflections on the notion of burial. Palaeopathology and archaeology | |
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| Burials containing the remains of two individuals | |
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| Asynchronous deposits: 'reductions' and related acts | |
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| Double burials | |
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| Reflections on the notion of burial | |
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| Palaeopathology and archaeology | |
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| Documenting a physical handicap | |
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| Determining the cause of death | |
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| Biological calcifications and ossifications | |
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| Secondary burials | |
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| Funerary complexes (I) | |
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| Cemeteries and necropolises | |
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| Multiple burials | |
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| Funerary complexes (II): collective burials, the karst shaft of La Boucle at Corconne (I) | |
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| Funerary complexes (III): collective burials, the karst shaft of La Boucle at Corconne (II) | |
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| Funerary complexes (IV): collective burials, the dolmen of Les Peiri�res at Villedubert | |
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| Cremation | |
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| Secondary cremation deposits | |
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| Anthropological parameters in cremation burials | |
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| Quantifying the human remains in the tomb | |
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| Primary cremation deposits | |
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| Conclusions and perspectives | |
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| Appendix: Anatomical terminology | |
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| Bibliography | |