Throughout northern Europe, thousands of burial mounds were erected
in the third millennium BCE. Starting in the Corded Ware culture,
individual people were being buried underneath these mounds, often
equipped with an almost rigid set of grave goods. This practice
continued in the second half of the third millennium BCE with the
start of the Bell Beaker phenomenon. In large parts of Europe, a
‘typical’ set of objects was placed in graves, known as the
‘Bell Beaker package’. This book focusses on the significance
and meaning of these Late Neolithic graves. Why were people buried
in a seemingly standardized manner, what did this signify and what
does this reveal about these individuals, their role in society,
their cultural identity and the people that buried them? By
performing in-depth analyses of all the individual grave goods from
Dutch graves, which includes use-wear analysis and experiments, the
biography of grave goods is explored. How were they made, used and
discarded? Subsequently the nature of these graves themselves are
explored as contexts of deposition, and how these are part of a
much wider ‘sacrificial landscape’. A novel and comprehensive
interpretation is presented that shows how the objects from graves
were connected with travel, drinking ceremonies and maintaining
long-distance relationships.
General
Imprint: |
Sidestone Press
|
Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
Release date: |
July 2020 |
Authors: |
Karsten Wentink
|
Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-90-889093-9-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
90-889093-9-3 |
Barcode: |
9789088909399 |
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