Dark Tourism, including visitation to places such as murder sites, battlefields and cemeteries
is a growing phenomenon, as well as an emergent area of scholarly interest. Despite this …

Mortuary archaeology has always been viewed as one of the most richly evocative sources
of evidence for past social systems, particularly those without writing. However, the political …

The past century has born witness to a growing interest in the belief systems of ancient
Europe, with an array of contemporary Pagan groups claiming to revive these old ways for …

The impressive stone circle Stonehenge is understood by academic archaeologists to be a
site of ritual significance to the prehistoric inhabitants of Wiltshire. It is constructed on …

Abstract The Medway Megaliths, a series of seven archaeological monuments located in
Kent, South-eastern England, are today viewed as “sacred sites” by practitioners of various …

This chapter seeks to locate pagan engagement with sacred sites and ancient places within
the context of dark tourism, with a particular regard for the process of meaning-making and …

Relations between European archaeologies and those elsewhere in the world are manifold
and complex. They involve issues in archaeological research, in dealing with archaeological …

Abstract The recent Avebury Consultation on reburial has drawn considerable public and
professional attention to the issue of pagan calls for respect regarding the care of human …

Pagans1 take their interest in the past, and the past in the present, seriously. Heritage, both
tangible and intangible, is important to a wide and ever-broadening range of interest groups …

This article examines the status of coins as contemporary deposits in the British Isles. With a
focus on both historical and contemporary sites, from the Neolithic long barrow of Wayland's …