Burial Practice in Early England
Author | : Alison Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Alison Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : Christopher Daniell |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Archaeology |
ISBN | : 9780415185509 |
Death had an important and pervasive presence in the Middle Ages, and the beliefs and procedures which accompanied it were both complex and fascinating.
Author | : Jo Buckberry |
Publisher | : Studies in Funerary Archaeology |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781785705496 |
Traditionally the study of early medieval burial practices in England has focused on the furnished burials of the early Anglo-Saxon period with those of the later centuries perceived as uniform and therefore uninteresting. The last decade has seen the publication of many important cemeteries and synthetic works demonstrating that such a simplistic view of later Anglo-Saxon burial is no longer tenable. The reality is rather more complex, with social and political perspectives influencing both the location and mode of burial in this period. This edited volume is the first that brings together papers by leading researchers in the field and illustrates the diversity of approaches being used to study the burials of this period. The overarching theme of the book is differential treatment in death, which is examined at the site-specific, settlement, regional and national level. More specifically, the symbolism of conversion-period grave good deposition, the impact of the church, and aspects of identity, burial diversity and biocultural approaches to cemetery analysis are discussed.
Author | : Margaret Cox |
Publisher | : Council for British Archaeology(GB) |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christina Lee |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1843831422 |
"Anglo-Saxons were not only frequently buried with material artefacts ranging from pots to clothing to jewellery, they were also often buried with items of food; the funeral ritual itself was sometimes marked by feasting, even at the graveside." "Christina Lee examines the place of food and feasting in funeral rituals from the earliest period to the eleventh century, considering the changes and transformations that occurred during this time. She draws on a wide range of sources, from archaeological evidence to the existing texts; she is concerned particularly to look at representations of funeral feasting and how it functioned as a tool for memory, shedding light on the relationship between the living and the dead." -- Prové de l'editor.
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.
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.
Author | : Lorraine Evans |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2020-12-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1526706695 |
An archeological study of burial grounds across England, shedding light on pagan executions, the Black Death, and much more. In the heart of North Yorkshire, at a place called Walkington Wold, archeologists unearthed twelve skeletons—ten without heads. Later examination revealed the place to be a cemetery for ancient Anglo-Saxons who had been sentenced to death. In the Middle Ages, those who committed suicide were subjected to desecration, a practice that went largely unrecorded. While plague pits, mass graves for victims of the Black Death, have only recently started betraying their secrets. Although unpalatable to some, these burial grounds are an important record of cultural history and social change. Burying the Dead explores how these sites reveal the attitudes, practices, and beliefs of the people who made them.
Author | : Andrew Reynolds |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2009-03-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199544557 |
A detailed study of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon society dealt with social outcasts. It begins with the period following Roman rule and ends in the century following the Norman Conquest. The author argues that outcast burials in this period showed a clear pattern of development.