Burials without bodies• The symbolic burials of the Carpathian Basin and the Lower Danube region during the Late Neolithic and Copper Age
Burials without bodies• The symbolic burials of the Carpathian Basin and the Lower Danube region during the Late Neolithic and Copper Age
Author(s): Zsuzsa HegedűsSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: symbolic burial; funerary archaeology; Late Neolithic; Copper Age; Carpathian Basin
Summary/Abstract: Symbolic burials are well-known features of the European Neolithic and Copper Age. Contrary to the original interpretation as being the graves of those dying far from home, they are rather means of carrying complex messages within the funerary customs. By analysing 139 features in detail, it proved to be possible to better understand this complexity.
Journal: Archaeologiai Értesítő
- Issue Year: 146/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-42
- Page Count: 42
- Language: English