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This book offers case-based analyses of the introduction and eventual dominance of cremation in temperate Bronze Age Europe. In turn it questions the role of the familiar as a conservative force. It will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of European prehistory and archaeology.

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1. Introduction: changing practices and perception of the body; 2. A brief history of urns, urnfields and burials in the Urnfield Culture; 3. Theoretical framework; 4. The Bronze Age: setting the scene; 5. The changing Bronze Age body – introduction of case studies; 6. The treatment of the body: compatibility and divergence; 7. The construction of graves: coherence and variations; 8. After the burial: prolonged engagement with the body; 9. Conclusions: on the nature of change in burial practices.

Death and the Body in Bronze Age Europe

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 1 May 2023
      ISBN-13 9781009247399
      978-1009247399
      ISBN-10 1009247395
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      Ancient history Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book offers case-based analyses of the introduction and eventual dominance of cremation in temperate Bronze Age Europe. In turn it questions the role of the familiar as a conservative force. It will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of European prehistory and archaeology.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction: changing practices and perception of the body; 2. A brief history of urns, urnfields and burials in the Urnfield Culture; 3. Theoretical framework; 4. The Bronze Age: setting the scene; 5. The changing Bronze Age body – introduction of case studies; 6. The treatment of the body: compatibility and divergence; 7. The construction of graves: coherence and variations; 8. After the burial: prolonged engagement with the body; 9. Conclusions: on the nature of change in burial practices.

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