The way we bury our dead. Reflections on mortuary ritual, community and identity at the time of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition
This paper discusses how archaeologists can approach ways in which the ritual treatment of the dead body was a means of reproducing a sense of identity and community in the past. The approach combines a theoretical framework grounded in practice and body theory with a methodological approach based o...
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| description | This paper discusses how archaeologists can approach ways in which the ritual treatment of the dead body was a means of reproducing a sense of identity and community in the past. The approach combines a theoretical framework grounded in practice and body theory with a methodological approach based on taphonomic analysis. This framework is introduced to analyze the mortuary practices at the Mesolithic cemeteries of Skateholm I and II, Vedbæk, Bøgebakken and Zvejnieki. Beyond the immediate context, the study seeks to reflect on how similarities and differences noticeable over time and space may provide an insight into changing identity processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd3674b0e45c4f8cae1674a4a3928e132023-01-18T09:21:14ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922010-12-013710.4312/dp.37.3The way we bury our dead. Reflections on mortuary ritual, community and identity at the time of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transitionLiv Nilsson Stutz0Oxford College of Emory University, OxfordThis paper discusses how archaeologists can approach ways in which the ritual treatment of the dead body was a means of reproducing a sense of identity and community in the past. The approach combines a theoretical framework grounded in practice and body theory with a methodological approach based on taphonomic analysis. This framework is introduced to analyze the mortuary practices at the Mesolithic cemeteries of Skateholm I and II, Vedbæk, Bøgebakken and Zvejnieki. Beyond the immediate context, the study seeks to reflect on how similarities and differences noticeable over time and space may provide an insight into changing identity processes.https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/1961ritual practicemortuary ritualarchaeothanatologyMesolithic |
| spellingShingle | Liv Nilsson Stutz The way we bury our dead. Reflections on mortuary ritual, community and identity at the time of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition Documenta Praehistorica ritual practice mortuary ritual archaeothanatology Mesolithic |
| title | The way we bury our dead. Reflections on mortuary ritual, community and identity at the time of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition |
| title_full | The way we bury our dead. Reflections on mortuary ritual, community and identity at the time of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition |
| title_fullStr | The way we bury our dead. Reflections on mortuary ritual, community and identity at the time of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition |
| title_full_unstemmed | The way we bury our dead. Reflections on mortuary ritual, community and identity at the time of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition |
| title_short | The way we bury our dead. Reflections on mortuary ritual, community and identity at the time of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition |
| title_sort | way we bury our dead reflections on mortuary ritual community and identity at the time of the mesolithic neolithic transition |
| topic | ritual practice mortuary ritual archaeothanatology Mesolithic |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/1961 |
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