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Digging For The Dead: Archaeological Practice As Mortuary Commemoration,, Howard M. R. Williams, Elizabeth Williams
Digging For The Dead: Archaeological Practice As Mortuary Commemoration,, Howard M. R. Williams, Elizabeth Williams
Howard M. R. Williams
Archaeologists have yet to fully appreciate the complex interactions between archaeological practice and contemporary responses towards death and commemoration in the UK. The paper reflects upon the experience of working with the local community during archaeological fieldwork in and around an English country churchyard at Stokenham in the South Hams district of Devon in southwest England during 2005 and 2006. Using this case study, it is argued that the current theories and parameters of both mortuary archaeology and public archaeology fail to adequately engage with the diverse community perceptions and concerns over mortality and commemoration. At Stokenham, the archaeological research …
The Emotive Force Of Early Medieval Mortuary Practices, Howard M. R. Williams
The Emotive Force Of Early Medieval Mortuary Practices, Howard M. R. Williams
Howard M. R. Williams
No abstract provided.
"Burnt Germans", Alemannic Graves And The Origins Of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology, Howard M. R. Williams
"Burnt Germans", Alemannic Graves And The Origins Of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology, Howard M. R. Williams
Howard M. R. Williams
No abstract provided.
Forgetting The Britons In Victorian Anglo-Saxon Archaeology, Howard M. R. Williams
Forgetting The Britons In Victorian Anglo-Saxon Archaeology, Howard M. R. Williams
Howard M. R. Williams
No abstract provided.
Depicting The Dead: Commemoration Through Cists, Cairns And Symbols In Early Medieval Britain, Howard M. R. Williams
Depicting The Dead: Commemoration Through Cists, Cairns And Symbols In Early Medieval Britain, Howard M. R. Williams
Howard M. R. Williams
This article develops recent interpretations of mortuary practices as contexts for producing social memory and personhood to argue that early medieval cairns and mounds served to commemorate concepts of gender and genealogy. Commemorative strategies are identified in the composite character, shape and location of cairns and in their relationship with other commemorative monuments, namely Class I symbol-stones. The argument is developed through a consideration of the excavations of early medieval cists and cairns at Lundin Links in Fife.