The Archaeology Of Death In Post Medieval Europe

Author : Sarah Tarlow
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110439731

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The Archaeology of Death in Post-medieval Europe by Sarah Tarlow Pdf

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

Author : Professor of Historical Archaeology Sarah Tarlow,Sarah Tarlow
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3110439727

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The Archaeology of Death in Post-Medieval Europe by Professor of Historical Archaeology Sarah Tarlow,Sarah Tarlow Pdf

This volume offers a range of case studies and reflections on aspects of death and burial in post-medieval Europe.

Author : Sarah Tarlow
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110470628

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The Archaeology of Death in Post-medieval Europe by Sarah Tarlow Pdf

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

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004358331

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Dealing With The Dead by Anonim Pdf

Death was a constant, visible presence in medieval and renaissance Europe. Yet, the acknowledgement of death did not necessarily amount to an acceptance of its finality. Whether they were commoners, clergy, aristocrats, or kings, the dead continued to function literally as integrated members of their communities long after they were laid to rest in their graves. From stories of revenants bringing pleas from Purgatory to the living, to the practical uses and regulation of burial space; from the tradition of the ars moriendi, to the depiction of death on the stage; and from the making of martyrs, to funerals for the rich and poor, this volume examines how communities dealt with their dead as continual, albeit non-living members. Contributors are Jill Clements, Libby Escobedo, Hilary Fox, Sonsoles Garcia, Stephen Gordon, Melissa Herman, Mary Leech, Nikki Malain, Kathryn Maud, Justin Noetzel, Anthony Perron, Martina Saltamacchia, Thea Tomaini, Wendy Turner, and Christina Welch

Author : Duncan Sayer,Howard Williams
Publisher : Exeter Studies in Medieval Eur
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0859898792

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Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages by Duncan Sayer,Howard Williams Pdf

First published: Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2009.

Author : Guy De Boe,F. Verhaeghe
Publisher : Instituut Voor Het Archeologisch Patrimonium
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Archaeology, Medieval
ISBN : IND:30000064957347

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Death and Burial in Medieval Europe by Guy De Boe,F. Verhaeghe Pdf

Author : Edeltraud Aspöck,Alison Klevnäs,Nils Müller-Scheeßel
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789254457

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Grave Disturbances by Edeltraud Aspöck,Alison Klevnäs,Nils Müller-Scheeßel Pdf

Archaeologists excavating burials often find that they are not the first to disturb the remains of the dead. Graves from many periods frequently show signs that others have been digging and have moved or taken away parts of the original funerary assemblage. Displaced bones and artefacts, traces of pits, and damage to tombs or coffins can all provide clues about post-burial activities. The last two decades have seen a rapid rise in interest in the study of post-depositional practices in graves, which has now developed into a new subfield within mortuary archaeology. This follows a long tradition of neglect, with disturbed graves previously regarded as interesting only to the degree they revealed evidence of the original funerary deposit. This book explores past human interactions with mortuary deposits, delving into the different ways graves and human remains were approached by people in the past and the reasons that led to such encounters. The primary focus of the volume is on cases of unexpected interference with individual graves soon after burial: re-encounters with human remains not anticipated by those who performed the funerary rites and constructed the tombs. However, a first step is always to distinguish these from natural and accidental processes, and methodological approaches are a major theme of discussion. Interactions with the remains of the dead are explored in eleven chapters ranging from the New Kingdom of Egypt to Viking Age Norway and from Bronze Age Slovakia to the ancient Maya. Each discusses cases of re-entries into graves, including desecration, tomb re-use, destruction of grave contents, as well as the removal of artefacts and human remains for reasons from material gain to commemoration, symbolic appropriation, ancestral rites, political chicanery, and retrieval of relics. The introduction presents many of the methodological issues which recur throughout the contributions, as this is a developing area with new approaches being applied to analyze post-depositional processes in graves.

Author : Kristina Jonsson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Archaeology, Medieval
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132643318

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Practices for the Living and the Dead by Kristina Jonsson Pdf

Author : Sarah Tarlow,Liv Nilsson Stutz
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191650390

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial by Sarah Tarlow,Liv Nilsson Stutz Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial reviews the current state of mortuary archaeology and its practice, highlighting its often contentious place in the modern socio-politics of archaeology. It contains forty-four chapters which focus on the history of the discipline and its current scientific techniques and methods. Written by leading, international scholars in the field, it derives its examples and case studies from a wide range of time periods, such as the middle palaeolithic to the twentieth century, and geographical areas which include Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia. Combining up-to-date knowledge of relevant archaeological research with critical assessments of the theme and an evaluation of future research trajectories, it draws attention to the social, symbolic, and theoretical aspects of interpreting mortuary archaeology. The volume is well-illustrated with maps, plans, photographs, and illustrations and is ideally suited for students and researchers.

Author : Philip Booth,Elizabeth Tingle
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004443433

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A Companion to Death, Burial, and Remembrance in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe, c. 1300–1700 by Philip Booth,Elizabeth Tingle Pdf

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.

Author : Duncan Sayer,Howard Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Burial
ISBN : 1800344171

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Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages by Duncan Sayer,Howard Williams Pdf

Author : Eileen M. Murphy
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782975359

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Deviant Burial in the Archaeological Record by Eileen M. Murphy Pdf

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.

Author : Mike Parker Pearson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780750999038

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The Archaeology of Death and Burial by Mike Parker Pearson Pdf

The archaeology of death and burial is central to our attempts to understand vanished societies. Through the remains of funerary rituals we can learn not only about the attitudes of prehistoric people to death and the afterlife, but also about their way of life, their social organisation and their view of the world. This ambitious book reviews the latest research in this huge and important field, and describes the sometimes controversial interpretations that have led to rapid advances in our understanding of life and death in the distant past. A unique overview and synthesis of one of the most revealing fields of research into the past, it covers archaeology's most breathtaking discoveries, from Tutankhamen to the Ice Man, and will find a keen market among archaeologists, historians and others who have a professional interest in, or general curiosity about, death and burial.

Author : Jessica Cerezo-Román,Anna Wessman,Howard Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780198798118

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Cremation and the Archaeology of Death by Jessica Cerezo-Román,Anna Wessman,Howard Williams Pdf

The fiery transformation of the dead is replete in our popular culture and Western modernity's death ways, and yet it is increasingly evident how little this disposal method is understood by archaeologists and students of cognate disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. In this regard, the archaeological study of cremation has much to offer. Cremation is a fascinating and widespread theme and entry-point in the exploration of the variability of mortuary practices among past societies. Seeking to challenge simplistic narratives of cremation in the past and present, the studies in this volume seek to confront and explore the challenges of interpreting the variability of cremation by contending with complex networks of modern allusions and imaginings of cremations past and present and ongoing debates regarding how we identify and interpret cremation in the archaeological record. Using a series of original case studies, the book investigates the archaeological traces of cremation in a varied selection of prehistoric and historic contexts from the Mesolithic to the present in order to explore cremation from a practice-oriented and historically situated perspective.

Author : Titta Kallio-Seppä,Sanna Lipkin,Tiina Väre,Ulla Moilanen
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800736030

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Unusual Death and Memorialization by Titta Kallio-Seppä,Sanna Lipkin,Tiina Väre,Ulla Moilanen Pdf

Most cultures and societies have their own customs and traditions of treating their dead. In the past, some deceased received a burial that deviated from tradition. The reasons for unusual burial could result from reasons such as outbreaks of epidemics or wars, or from premature births, distinctive social status, or disability. Authors present a selection of cases addressing the issue of unusual deaths, burials, or ways to remember the deceased. Chapters explore theoretical views related to social memory of death and memorializing the deceased and their resting places during modern period. The case studies introduce varied views on ‘otherness’ that are visible in burial customs and memorialization.