Keeping the dead at arm’s length
2005; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 5; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1177/1469605305053369
ISSN1741-2951
Autores Tópico(s)Archaeological Research and Protection
ResumoArchaeologists have identified two kinds of furnished graves dating to the late fifth and sixth centuries AD from southern and eastern England: inhumation and cremation. While the ‘weapon burial rite’ is a frequent occurrence for inhumation graves, weapons are rarely found in cinerary urns. This article argues that this divergence may relate to the contrasting roles of cremation and inhumation as mortuary technologies of remembrance linked to alternative strategies for managing the powerful mnemonic agency of weapons.
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