Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 14 : Early Medieval Mortuary Practices

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Semple, Sarah, 1973-

Contributor:

Williams, Howard, 1972-

Series:

Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History

Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History ; v.14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology and religion.

Religion, Prehistoric.

Religions--History.

Religions -- History.

Rites and ceremonies--History.

Rites and ceremonies -- History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1027 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Oxbow Books, 2007.

Summary:

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 interp

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Table of Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction: Themes in the Archaeology of Early Medieval Death and Burial; Ethnicity, 'Race' and Migration in Mortuary Archaeology: an Attempt at a Short Answer; 'Race' in Archaeology and Physical Anthropology; The Archaeological Inference of Ethnic Identity; Group Affiliation in Physical Anthropology; The Identification of Immigrants and Natives; Summary; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Situational Ethnicity and Nested Identities: New Approaches to an Old Problem; Objects and Essences; Seeds of Change

Ethnicity in ActionBrooches; Local Differences; Personal and Social Identities; Situational Ethnicity and Nested Identities; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Charting Conversion: Burial as a Barometer of Belief?; Introduction; Burial and Belief: a Matter of Grave Importance; Anglo-Saxon East Anglia: the Body of Evidence; Cremation: Gone to Pot; Grave Goods: Taking it With You; Burial Orientation: Turning in the Grave; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Social Memory, Material Culture and Community Identity in Early Medieval Mortuary Practices; Introduction

The Concept of Social Memory in the Social SciencesThe Concept of Social Memory in Archaeology and History; Memory and Objects; Memory and Objects in the Past: Grave Goods and Mortuary Ritual; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Early Medieval Burial Studies in Scandinavia 1994-2003; Introduction; Religion; Social Structure: Status, Gender, Age Roles; Ethnicity and Territorial Organisation; Military Organisation; Chronology; Fieldwork; Fallow Fields; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography

Beyond Ethnicity: Symbols of Social Identity from the Fourth to Sixth Centuries in EnglandIntroduction; Skeletal Data and Analysis; Comparison of Burial Assemblages; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Transforming Body and Soul: Toilet Implements in Early Anglo-Saxon Graves; Introduction-Artefacts in Early Medieval Graves; Toilet Implements in Early Anglo-Saxon Inhumation Graves; Toilet Implements in Early Anglo-Saxon Cremation Graves; Location; Theorising Toilet Implements in Early Anglo-Saxon Mortuary Contexts; Notes; References; Acknowledgements

Early Anglo-Saxon Horse Burial of the Fifth to Seventh Centuries ADAnglo-Saxon Horse Burial; Horses and Harness Equipment in Inhumations; Horses in Cremations; Horse Inhumation and Cremation Compared; The Horse; European Horse Burial; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Soft Furnished Burial: an Assessment of the Role of Textiles in Early Anglo-Saxon Inhumations, with Particular Reference to East Kent; Introduction; The Identification of Textiles in Early Anglo-Saxon Burials; Problems with Textiles Data; Findings from the East Kent Textiles Database; Conclusions; Notes

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ISBN:

1-78297-510-1

1-78297-508-X

OCLC:

881570298