Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages (Paperback)

This book sets a new agenda for mortuary archaeology. Applying explicit case studies based on a range of European sites (from Scandinavia to Britain, Southern France to the Black Sea), 'Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages' fulfills the need for a volume that provides accessible material to students and engages with current debates in mortuary archaeology's methods and theories. The book builds upon Heinrich Harke's influential research on burial archaeology and early medieval migrations, focusing in particular on his ground-breaking work on the relationship between the theory and practice of burial archaeology. Using diverse archaeological and historical data, the essays explore how mortuary practices have served in the make-up and expression of medieval social identities. Themes explored include masculinity, kinship, ethnicity, migration, burial rites, genetics and the perception of landscape.

General

Imprint:	University Of Exeter Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe
Release date:	April 2013
First published:	June 2013
Editors:	Duncan Sayer • Howard Williams
Dimensions:	246 x 173 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-85989-879-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Medieval European archaeology
LSN:	0-85989-879-2
Barcode:	9780859898799

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