Grave goods : objects and death in later prehistoric Britain

Grave goods objects and death in later prehistoric Britain

"Britain is internationally renowned for the high quality and exquisite crafting of its later prehistoric grave goods (c. 4000 BC to AD 43). Many of prehistoric Britain's most impressive artefacts have come from graves. Interred with both inhumations and cremations, they provide some of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Cooper, Anwen, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC [2021]
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Antiquities, Prehistoric > Great Britain.
Grave goods.
Great Britain > Antiquities > Case studies.
Great Britain.
Case studies.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009666938406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. From 'appurtenances of affectionate superstition' to 'vibrant assemblages': an historiography of grave goods
  • 3. Grave goods: the big picture
  • 4. What goes in a grave? Situating prehistoric grave goods in relation to the wider materials of life
  • 5. Small things, strong gestures: understated objects in prehistoric graves
  • 6. Performing pots: the most common grave good of all
  • 7. Material mobility: grave goods, place and geographical meaning
  • 8. Time's arrows: the complex temporalities of burial objects
  • 9. Discussion: grave choices in a material world Appendix: objects recorded within the Grave Goods database
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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