Identities and social relations are fundamental elements of societies. To approach these
topics from a new and different angle, this study takes the human body as the focal point of …

The article discusses aspects of changing relationships between the living and the dead in
Scandinavia in the Viking Age (800–1050AD) and the beginning of the Early Middle Ages …

Here we present a bioarchaeological analysis of a Postclassic (ca. ad 950–1524) Maya
mass grave from the site of Zacpetén in northern Guatemala. Osteological and spatial …

Alepotrypa Cave at Diros Bay, Lakonia, Greece, is a massive karstic formation of
consecutive chambers ending at a lake. The cave was excavated by G …

Grave goods are among the most common, but at the same time most powerful, objects on
display in many museums. They possess the rare—often latent—ability to convey both …

Multiple burials—generally defined as the presence of more than one individual within a
grave—are a common feature of the Viking Age mortuary landscape throughout …

Commenting on a recent account of the social dimensions of funerary traditions in the
ancient Near East and the Mediterranean (Laneri 2007), Smith (2007: 165) drew attention to …

Введение. Раннее искусство Европы представлено большим количеством
изобразительной информации, связанной с религиозно-культовой деятельностью и …

This chapter presents a survey of the practice of human sacrifice in the ancient Near East,
mainly focused on Greater Mesopotamia. New excavations continue to reveal evidence for …

This thesis examines the practice of UK mortuary archaeology-the study of past practices
and beliefs relating to death, dying and the dead using archaeological theories, methods …