City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 6-2020 Bones, Burials, and the Riddle of Truth: Reconstructing the Past Through What Has Been Left Behind Jelena M. Begonja The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3768 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] BONES, BURIALS, AND THE RIDDLE OF TRUTH: RECONSTRUCTING THE PAST THROUGH WHAT HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND by JELENA M. BEGONJA A master’s thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Liberal Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, The City University of New York 2020 © 2020 JELENA M. BEGONJA All Rights Reserved ii Bones, Burials, and the Riddle of Truth: Reconstructing the Past Through What Has Been Left Behind by Jelena M. Begonja This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Liberal Studies in satisfaction of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Arts. Date Alexander A. Bauer Thesis Advisor Date Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis Executive Officer THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii ABSTRACT Bones, Burials, and the Riddle of Truth: Reconstructing the Past Through What Has Been Left Behind by Jelena M. Begonja Advisor: Alexander A. Bauer Mortuary archaeology is known to be the study of human remains and burials.