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Regional Patterns and the Cultural Implications of Late Bronze Age and Iron Age Burial Practices in Britain
Nicole Roth
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This study investigates potential regional patterns of Iron Age burial practices and the cultural implications thereof. It is a literary-based assessment of 100 sites that date between the Late Bronze Age and the Late Iron Age, all containing human remains. The study illustrates a temporal relationship with the manner of disposal that is regionally distinct. It addresses other repeated Iron Age burial themes, such as differential treatment of infants, reuse of earlier monuments, bones marking liminal and economic spaces, and deposits adhering to a specific spatial pattern with buildings. It demonstrates that the processing of the corpse and the spatial context of the human remains deposit are central for understanding the community's perception of the bones and, thus, the meaning of the deposition. The core concept is that Iron Age communities practised various ritual processes, each with a different purpose, but using the same medium - human remains.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Abstract
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Chapter One: Introduction and Background
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Chapter Two: Theoretical Context and Framework
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Chapter Three: Methodology
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Chapter Four: General Overview and the Statistical and Quantitative Analyses of the Archaeological Features and Contexts
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Chapter Five: Statistical and Quantitative Analyses of the Manners of Disposal
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Chapter Six: Statistical and Quantitative Analyses of the Inhumations, Articulated Bones, Disarticulated Bones, and Cremations
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Chapter Seven: Statistical and Quantitative Results from Sites with 20 or More Occurrences
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Chapter Eight: Regional Patterning and Burial Trends
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Chapter Nine: Discussion
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Chapter Ten: Regionality and Burial Practices
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Chapter Eleven: Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Research
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Bibliography
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Guide to the Appendix
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Published: 2016
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407315300 (paperback)
- 9781407323121 (ebook)
BAR Number: B627