Reopening graves in the early Middle Ages: from local practice to European phenomenon
| Autor: | Stephanie Zintl, Martine C. van Haperen, Edeltraud Aspöck, Astrid A. Noterman, Alison Klevnäs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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010506 paleontology
Archeology Disturbance (geology) Local practice History Mortuary Practice 060102 archaeology General Arts and Humanities 06 humanities and the arts Ancient history 01 natural sciences Sixth century Wide area Regional studies Phenomenon 0601 history and archaeology Middle Ages 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Antiquity. 95:1005-1026 |
| ISSN: | 1745-1744 0003-598X |
| Popis: | Across Europe early medieval archaeologists have long recognised significant numbers of graves displaying evidence for the intentional post-burial disturbance of skeletons and artefacts. The practice of reopening and manipulating graves soon after burial, traditionally described—and dismissed—as ‘robbing’, is documented at cemeteries from Transylvania to southern England. This article presents a synthesis of five recent regional studies to investigate the evidence of and the motivations for the reopening of early medieval graves. From the later sixth century AD, the reopening of individual graves and removal of selected artefact types rapidly became part of the shared treatment of the dead across this wide area. |
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