{"product_id":"neolithic-cave-burials-agency-structure-and-environment-9781526118868","title":"Neolithic Cave Burials: Agency, Structure and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first book-length treatment of Neolithic burial in Britain to focus primarily on cave evidence. It interprets human remains from forty-eight caves and compares them to what we know of Neolithic collective burial elsewhere in Britain and Europe. It reviews the archaeology of these cave burials and treats them as important evidence for the study of mortuary practice. Drawing on evidence from archaeology, anthropology, osteology and cave science, the book demonstrates that cave burial was one of the earliest elements of the British Neolithic. It also shows that Early Neolithic cave-burial practice was highly varied, with many similarities to other burial rites. However, by the Middle Neolithic, a funerary practice which was specific to caves had developed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eNeolithic Cave Burials\u003c\/i\u003e is important reading for anyone interested in Neolithic Britain, funerary practice, prehistoric landscapes or cave archaeology. It is a valuable book, one that provides the first comprehensive review of the subject and leaves us in no doubt as to the significance of caves as ritual and funerary loci in the limestone landscapes of Neolithic Britain.'\u003cbr\u003eMarion Dowd, Institute of Technology Sligo, Ireland, \u003ci\u003eThe Prehistoric Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Peterson’s wealth of experience in the excavation of prehistoric archaeological sites has enabled him to collate and reappraise the evidence for a large number of Neolithic cave burial sites, and the book is an important and timely addition to the literature on cave archaeology.'\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Chamberlain, University of Manchester, \u003ci\u003eCave and Karst Science\u003c\/i\u003e 46\/2\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The body in the cave\u003cbr\u003e2 In praise of limestone\u003cbr\u003e3 Gestures and positions\u003cbr\u003e4 How do caves act?\u003cbr\u003e5 Origins\u003cbr\u003e6 Written on the body\u003cbr\u003e7 Deep time\u003cbr\u003e8 Temporality, structure and environment\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040988070231,"sku":"9781526118868","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526118868.jpg?v=1750948503","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/neolithic-cave-burials-agency-structure-and-environment-9781526118868","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}