Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 14
Title | Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 14 PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Semple |
Publisher | Oxbow Books |
Total Pages | 626 |
Release | 2007-10-10 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 178297508X |
Volume 14 of the Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History series is dedicated to the archaeology of early medieval death, burial and commemoration. Incorporating studies focusing upon Anglo-Saxon England as well as research encompassing western Britain, Continental Europe and Scandinavia, this volume originated as the proceedings of a two-day conference held at the University of Exeter in February 2004. It comprises of an Introduction that outlines the key debates and new approaches in early medieval mortuary archaeology followed by eighteen innovative research papers offering new interpretations of the material culture, monuments and landscape context of early medieval mortuary practices. Papers contribute to a variety of ongoing debates including the study of ethnicity, religion, ideology and social memory from burial evidence. The volume also contains two cemetery reports of early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries from Cambridgeshire.
Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages
Title | Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Duncan Sayer |
Publisher | Exeter Studies in Medieval Eur |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780859898799 |
First published: Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2009.
Death and Memory in Early Medieval Britain
Title | Death and Memory in Early Medieval Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Williams |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 222 |
Release | 2006-08-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1139457934 |
How were the dead remembered in early medieval Britain? Originally published in 2006, this innovative study demonstrates how perceptions of the past and the dead, and hence social identities, were constructed through mortuary practices and commemoration between c. 400–1100 AD. Drawing on archaeological evidence from across Britain, including archaeological discoveries, Howard Williams presents a fresh interpretation of the significance of portable artefacts, the body, structures, monuments and landscapes in early medieval mortuary practices. He argues that materials and spaces were used in ritual performances that served as 'technologies of remembrance', practices that created shared 'social' memories intended to link past, present and future. Through the deployment of material culture, early medieval societies were therefore selectively remembering and forgetting their ancestors and their history. Throwing light on an important aspect of medieval society, this book is essential reading for archaeologists and historians with an interest in the early medieval period.
Early Medieval Mortuary Practices
Title | Early Medieval Mortuary Practices PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Semple |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 372 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Incorporating studies focusing upon Anglo-Saxon England as well as research encompassing western Britain, Continental Europe and Scandinavia, this volume originated as the proceedings of a two-day conference held at the University of Exeter in February 2004.
The Archaeology of Death in Post-medieval Europe
Title | The Archaeology of Death in Post-medieval Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Tarlow |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | 237 |
Release | 2015-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3110470624 |
Historical burial grounds are an enormous archaeological resource and have the potential to inform studies not only of demography or the history of disease and mortality, but also histories of the body, of religious and other beliefs about death, of changing social relationships, values and aspirations. In the last decades, the intensive urban development and a widespread legal requirement to undertake archaeological excavation of historical sites has led to a massive increase in the number of post-medieval graveyards and burial places that have been subjected to archaeological investigation. The archaeology of the more recent periods, which are comparatively well documented, is no less interesting and important an area of study than prehistoric periods. This volume offers a range of case studies and reflections on aspects of death and burial in post-medieval Europe. Looking at burial goods, the spatial aspects of cemetery organisation and the way that the living interact with the dead, contributors who have worked on sites from Central, North and West Europe present some of their evidence and ideas. The coherence of the volume is maintained by a substantial integrative introduction by the editor, Professor Sarah Tarlow. “This book is a ‘first’ and a necessary one. It is an exciting and far-ranging collection of studies on post-medieval burial practice across Europe that will most certainly be used extensively” Professor Howard Williams
A Companion to Death, Burial, and Remembrance in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe, c. 1300–1700
Title | A Companion to Death, Burial, and Remembrance in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe, c. 1300–1700 PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Booth |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 529 |
Release | 2020-11-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004443436 |
This companion volume seeks to trace the development of ideas relating to death, burial, and the remembrance of the dead in Europe from ca.1300-1700.
Deviant Burial in the Archaeological Record
Title | Deviant Burial in the Archaeological Record PDF eBook |
Author | Eileen M. Murphy |
Publisher | Oxbow Books |
Total Pages | 454 |
Release | 2008-08-19 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1782975357 |
This edited volume contains twelve papers that present evidence on non-normative burial practices from the Neolithic through to Post-Medieval periods and includes case studies from some ten countries. It has long been recognised by archaeologists that certain individuals in a variety of archaeological cultures from diverse periods and locations have been accorded differential treatment in burial relative to other members of their society. These individuals can include criminals, women who died during childbirth, unbaptised infants, people with disabilities, and supposed revenants, to name but a few. Such burials can be identifiable in the archaeological record from an examination of the location and external characteristics of the grave site. Furthermore, the position of the body in addition to its association with unusual grave goods can be a further feature of atypical burials. The motivation behind such non-normative burial practices is also diverse and can be related to a wide variety of social and religious beliefs. It is envisaged that the volume will make a significant contribution towards our understanding of the complexities involved when dealing with non-normative burials in the archaeological record.