Conférencier：Dr. Frédérique VALENTIN (French National Center for Scientific Research  (CNRS))

Titre : Flexed or Extended: Thoughts on Past Burial Practices Interpretations

Date : Jeudi 12 décembre 2019, 10:00.
Lieu : Salle 703, Institut d'histoire et philologie, Academia Sinica, Taipei

Résumé:
How do archaeologists reconstruct and interpret the past burial practices of Oceania? How do they use them to define ancient cultures and historical trajectories in the Pacific area? This talk explores the developing approaches and themes taken by 20th century archaeologists, to study burials and behaviors to cope with death, and highlights significant changes in thoughts, concepts, and methodology over time, from the 1930's to the 1990's.

Organisateurs :
- EFEO Taipei Center
- Institute of history and philology, Academia Sinica

La conférence est donnée en anglais.

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