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The Public Archaeology of Death (Hardcover)
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The Public Archaeology of Death (Hardcover)
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From the tomb of Tutankhamun to the grave of Richard III,
archaeologists have studied, displayed and debated rich and varied
evidence of the burial and commemoration of the dead from past
times to the present day. Mortuary data is not only a key window
into the human past, it defines and resonates through 20th and
21st-century popular culture. Yet, in many regards, archaeologists'
engagements with death and the dead are contentious and
problematic, emotional and political. For instance, in what
circumstances if at all is it ethical to dig up and display human
remains? What do people learn from meeting ancient people in
museums and heritage sites? How significant is mortuary archaeology
in our own present-day imaginings of prehistoric and historical
societies, as well as fantastical and fictional societies portrayed
in literature and film? Tackling questions such as these,
osteoarchaeologists and mortuary archaeologists have often found
themselves at the forefront of the public engagements for
interdisciplinary and archaeological research. This book identifies
a series of lacunae in recent discussions of mortuary archaeology's
interactions with contemporary society. It aims to re-evaluate the
range and character of public mortuary archaeology critically
through a range of case studies from the UK, Europe and farther
afield. In particular, this book seeks to address a network of
relationships between mortality, material culture and
archaeological theory, method and practice through a series of
themes that connect the digging, display and dissemination of
mortuary contexts and remains with wider popular culture themes and
media.
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