The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts
constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an introductory …

The materiality of death The Materiality of Death Bodies, burials, beliefs Edited by Fredrik
Fahlander Terje Oestigaard BAR International Series 1768 2008 Page 2 This title published by …

Abstract Larsson, Å M. 2009. Breaking and Making Bodies and Pots. Material and Ritual
Practices in Sweden in the Third Millennium BC. Department of Archaeology and Ancient …

Our knowledge of the social and economic development of past societies and the people
within them can be increased through an understanding of specialized activities. If an activity …

Choosing whether to inhume or cremate a body after death is a situation people are rarely
confronted with; burial practices are normally tied into long standing traditions and non …

Abstract Cremation and Cosmology–A Comparative Archaeological Introduction aims to
synthesise in an easily accessible style the current state of cremation research and some of …

Cremation is a complex mortuary practice, involving a number of activities of the living
towards the dead before, during, and after the destruction of the bodily soft tissues by fire …

The sacrifice of animals in various types of shrines is a major component of Talensi ritual
practice and religious belief. The scale of sacrifice would suggest significant faunal remains …

The site of San Valentino in San Vito al Tagliamento is one of the main urnfield cemeteries
in northeastern Italy. Archaeological excavations carried out in the seventies brought to light …

Death matters and the matters of death are initially, and to a large extent, the decaying flesh
of the corpse. Cremation as a ritual practice is the fastest and most optimal way of dissolving …