ThiscollectionofthoughtfulandinterestingstudiesbeganasasymposiumheldattheUniversityofTorontoinMarch1991,where,accordingtotheeditor’spreface,severalofthepaperswerepresented.Theprefatorymaterialisfollowedbyninepaperswhich,usingthesomewhatwryheadingof"deathandtaxes"asatakeoffpoint,illuminateawidevarietyoftopicsoverawidegeographicalandchronologicalrange.Thestudiesdealwithaspectrumofculturalremains,encompassingtexts,art,archaeologicalandarchitecturalmaterials;theyrangeinapproachfromvery"down-to-