Buster, Lindsey Sarah orcid.org/0000-0003-4121-9431 (2021) 'Problematic stuff':death, memory and the interpretation of cached objects. Antiquity. pp. 973-985. ISSN 0003-598X
Abstract
Deliberately deposited (or cached) objects are ubiquitous in the archaeological record, yet they are often classified under different categories, such as hoards, structured deposits, grave goods and cenotaph burials, and interpreted according to different criteria. Drawing on contemporary attitudes to death, dying and bereavement, and using later prehistoric Britain as a case study, this article brings the analysis of these objects together within a single interpretive framework, which asserts that much of this material represents the ‘problematic stuff’ left behind by the dead. This approach forces us to reconsider the traditional boundaries drawn between different aspects of the archaeological record and demonstrates the value that emotion has in our interpretations of past societies.
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2020 15:40 |
Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2024 00:18 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.81 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.15184/aqy.2021.81 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168506 |
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