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Ethnographies for early Anglo-Saxon cremation
Williams, Howard
Williams, Howard
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2016-10-02
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This chapter shows how archaeological investigations of early Anglo-Saxon cremation practices can be enhanced and extended by anthropological theory and ethnographic analogies. While the interactions between fire, material culture, architecture, space and the human body have been increasingly theorised for early Anglo-Saxon death rituals, this chapter illustrates how refined interpretations can be arrived at using two themes: (i) the significances of vessels and containers as pyre-goods and (ii) building timber-post structures associated with single and multiple cremation burials.
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Williams, H. (2016). Ethnographies for early Anglo-Saxon cremation. In I. Riddler, L. Keys & J. Soulat (Eds.), Evidence of material culture: Studies in honour of Professor Vera Evison (pp. 139-154). Autun: Éditions Mergoil.
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Éditions Mergoil
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Europe Médiévale; 10
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9782355180606