Ritual in Some Early Bronze Age Gravegoods

被引:12
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作者
Woodward, Ann [1 ]
Hunter, John [1 ]
Ixer, Rob [2 ]
Maltby, Mark [3 ]
Potts, Philip J. [4 ]
Webb, Peter C. [4 ]
Watson, John S. [4 ]
Jones, Michael C. [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Birmingham, Inst Archaeol & Antiqu, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
[2] Univ Leicester, Dept Geol, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England
[3] Bournemouth Univ, Sch Conservat Sci, Poole BH12 5BB, Dorset, England
[4] Open Univ, Dept Earth Sci, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, Bucks, England
[5] Open Univ, Dept Stat, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, Bucks, England
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10.1080/00665983.2005.11020620
中图分类号
K85 [文物考古];
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0601 ;
摘要
This systematic study of selected 'Wessex' Early Bronze Age burial assemblages was undertaken to reassess the original purpose of the artefacts deposited and their significance in the burial ritual. Use-wear analysis and fragmentation assessment has been undertaken on daggers, whetstones, bone objects and beads. Lithological and physical analysis was also undertaken on the stone objects. The results show a remarkable disparity in use and fragmentation between certain artefact types. Some objects and groups might be seen as symbolic depositions placed by mourners, or as parts of ceremonial costume, rather than as possessions of the deceased.
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页数:34
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