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Death and Memory in Early Medieval Britain (Paperback)
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Death and Memory in Early Medieval Britain (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Archaeology
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How were the dead remembered in early medieval Britain? Originally
published in 2006, this innovative study demonstrates how
perceptions of the past and the dead, and hence social identities,
were constructed through mortuary practices and commemoration
between c. 400-1100 AD. Drawing on archaeological evidence from
across Britain, including archaeological discoveries, Howard
Williams presents a fresh interpretation of the significance of
portable artefacts, the body, structures, monuments and landscapes
in early medieval mortuary practices. He argues that materials and
spaces were used in ritual performances that served as
'technologies of remembrance', practices that created shared
'social' memories intended to link past, present and future.
Through the deployment of material culture, early medieval
societies were therefore selectively remembering and forgetting
their ancestors and their history. Throwing light on an important
aspect of medieval society, this book is essential reading for
archaeologists and historians with an interest in the early
medieval period.
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