The Archaeology of Cemeteries and Gravemarkers is a comprehensive overview of the many facets of this fascinating topic, providing insights into Americans' changing attitudes toward death and dying from the seventeenth century to the present.

This landmark publication synthesizes for the first time the massive amount of research on historic mortuary archaeology, especially monuments, across America, making it an essential text for many archaeologists, art historians, and cultural anthropologists.

The book pays particular attention to populations often overlooked in the historical record - African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrant groups - and addresses the legal, logistical, and ethical issues that confront field researchers who conduct cemetery excavations.

With a focus on gender, race, ethnicity, and class, the authors reveal how these factors have shaped the cultural landscapes of burial grounds and summarize knowledge gleaned from the archaeological study of human remains and the material goods interred with the deceased.

From historic period Native American groups to elite mausoleums, almshouse mass graves to green burials today, The Archaeology of Cemeteries and Gravemarkers provides an overview of this fascinating topic, belonging on the shelf of every cemetery researcher.