The Archaeology of Death

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Robert Chapman, Ian Kinnes, Klavs Randsborg
Cambridge University Press, 1981 M10 22 - 159 páginas
Evidence for the disposal of the dead is one of the most common classes of archaeological data; in both prehistoric and historic contexts, archaeologists have long used the remains of death and burial as a source for interpretations of society, culture and ethnic identity. This volume, bringing together studies on the disposal of the dead, explores the frontiers and potential of research and presents critical appraisals of theory about social organisation and culture change. It contains case studies from both North America and Europe and themes include the complex social factors behind burial in monuments and cemeteries, the relationship between status, diet, disease and mortality, the use of differential burial practices to define rank and the underlying reasons for major changes in burial patterns.

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J Becker K R List of contributors vii Preface
1
Social configurations and the archaeological study
39
Onedimensional archaeology and multidimensional
53
The emergence of formal disposal areas and
71
Dialogues with death Ian Kinnes
83
Various styles of urn cemeteries and settlement
93
Burial succession and early state formation in Denmark
105
Mortuary practices palaeodemography and palaeo
123
Mortality age structure and status in the interpretation
133
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