Download or read book Profane Death in Burial Practices of a Pre-Industrial Society: A study from Silesia written by Pawel Duma and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses phenomena characteristic of funeral practices of the pre-industrial society of Silesia (Poland). The author explores specific groups of people and the places they were interred, supplementing the study with analysis of the results of archaeological research, which mainly involved fieldwork carried out at former execution sites.