Keyword: Sacrifice

Zooarchaeology of Ancient Greek Sanctuaries in Southwestern Sicily

Roberto Micciché

This book uses zooarchaeology to examine animal sacrifice in Greek sanctuaries at Selinus and Akragas (7th–3rd c. BC). Analysing large faunal assemblages, it clarifies common and rare ritual practices and offers the first major synthesis on Greek Sicilian sacrificial traditions, enriching wider Greek ritual studies. READ MORE

Hardback: £55.00

Le Banquet cérémoniel entre archéologie et ethnologie

ed. Matthieu Michler et al.

While the practice of the banquet or ceremonial feast has been recognized in many societies around the world, living, ancient or extinct, it had not yet been the subject of a large-scale synthesis. This book offers an interdisciplinary study of the festive banquet in relation to the cosmogonies and social practices of the social spaces concerned. READ MORE

Paperback: £60.00 | Open Access