Roman Funerary Rituals in Mutina (Modena, Italy) - A Multidisciplinary Approach

This study presents the results of a research project undertaken in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield. The project sought to identify and reconstruct the funerary space and rituals of the necropolis in Mutina (now Modena) in the period between the first century BC and second century AD.

About the author

Federica Maria Riso is a Classical archaeologist with a particular interest in the symbolic forms of the funeral ceremonies of the Roman period. Her research currently combines archaeology and archaeobotany to focus on the funeral banquet and Roman funerary offerings. She graduated in Archaeology in 2012 at the University of Ferrara and obtained her PhD from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in 2017. In 2019 she obtained a Specialization Diploma in Archaeology at the University of Bologna. From 2021 Dr Riso has been a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Louvain.

Summary

This study presents the results of a research project undertaken in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield. The project sought to identify and reconstruct the funerary space and rituals of the necropolis in Mutina (now Modena) in the period between the first century BC and second century AD.

Product details

• Authors: Federica Maria Riso, Federica Maria (Postdoctoral Researcher Riso
• Publisher: Archaeopress bar
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2023
• EAN: 9781803274799
• ISBN: 978-1-80327-479-9
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity