Archaeologists and the dead : mortuary archaeology in contemporary society / edited by Howard Williams and Melanie Giles.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williams, Howard, 1972- editor.

Giles, Melanie, editor.

Institute for Archaeologists.

Theoretical Archaeology Group (England). Conference 2010 : University of Bristol)

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human remains (Archaeology)--Congresses.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--Congresses.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.

Death--Social aspects--Congresses.

Death.

Social archaeology--Congresses.

Social archaeology.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Congresses.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Archaeologists--Congresses.

Archaeologists.

Archaeology--Social aspects--Congresses.

Archaeology.

Memorials--Social aspects--Congresses.

Memorials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (486 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

This text is about how archaeologists deal with the dead, and how the ancient dead in turn have a lasting affect upon us. It questions the purpose of working with human remains, not just in the UK, but wider afield on the Continent and in the US. Above all, it brings to the fore the many personal and professional challenges of working with the dead.

Contents:

Cover; Archaeologists and the Dead: Mortuary Archaeology in Contemporary Society; Copyright; Foreword; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Mortuary Archaeology in Contemporary Society; Mortuary Archaeology in the UK; Reburial and repatriation; The `crisis ́in burial archaeology; Naming the dead; Plural identities: fragments and absences; Telling Tales: Archaeologists and the Dead; Introducing the Book: the Dead and the Archaeologist; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Part 1: Investigating the Dead

Chapter 2: Questions Raised in Excavating the Recent DeadIntroduction; Excavating Modern or Contemporary Cemeteries; Principles of the Project; Keeping a low profile; Reburial and respect; Categorizing the Dead; What is the Significance and Relevance of this Type of Project to the Contemporary World?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 3: Personhood and Re-Embodiment in Osteological Practice; Introduction; Encountering the Dead; Manipulation and Transformation of the Dead; Re-Embodiment; Embodiment and Personhood at the Alameda-Stone Cemetery, Tucson, Arizona; Personhood and the Osteologist

AcknowledgementsEndnotes; Bibliography; Chapter 4: Separating the Emotions: Archaeological Mentalities in Central Italian Funerary Archaeology; Introduction; Archaeological Mentalities and Ethnographies of Archaeology; The Research Design; The Interviewees; Archaeologists and the Dead; Archaeologists and the Ancestors; Discussion; Conclusions; Appendix 1; Intervista; Appendix 2; Acknowledgements; Endnotes; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Slave-Trade Archaeology and the Public: The Excavation of a `Liberated African ́Graveyard on St Helena; Introduction; St Helena And The Air Access Project

Data GatheringEthnic Origins And Cultural Ownership; Public Engagement; Attitudes To The Dead; Superstition; International Attention; Conclusion; Endnotes; Bibliography; Chapter 6: Habeas Corpus: Contested Ownership of Casualties of the Great War; Introduction; Finding the Fallen; Ownership and Claim; Tribal Ancestor Worship; The Archaeologists; Happy Families?; Wider Communities; Ecce Homo; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Endnotes; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Chapter 7: Bones Without Barriers: The Social Impact of Digging the Dead; Introduction

Archaeology and modern death cultureThe Value of Archaeology; Bones Without Barriers at Oakington; Oakington early Anglo-Saxon cemetery; Methodology; Participatory and non-participant observation; Interviews and conversations; Themes:; Results; 2010 quantitative results; 2011 qualitative research; Relationships between the living and the dead; Learning from the dead; Ethics: the way itś dug; Discussion: the Social Impact of Digging the Dead; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Appendix 1; Feedback Form; Bibliography; Part 2: Displaying the Dead

Chapter 8: Museum Practice and the Display of Human Remains

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780191917004

0191917001

9780191067976

0191067970

OCLC:

953456458