Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages Sayer Williams

Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle AgesAuthor(s): Duncan Sayer, Howard Williams\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: University of Exeter Press\nISBN-13: 9780859898317, 978-0859898317\nSynopsis\nThis book sets a new agenda for mortuary archaeology. Applying explicit case studies based on a range of European sites (from Scandinavia to Britain, Southern France to the Black Sea), 'Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages' fulfills the need for a volume that provides accessible material to students and engages with current debates in mortuary archaeology's methods and theories.\n\nThe book builds upon Heinrich Hrkes influential research on burial archaeology and early medieval migrations, focusing in particular on his ground-breaking work on the relationship between the theory and practice of burial archaeology. Using diverse archaeological and historical data, the essays explore how mortuary practices h.