Funerary Diversity and Cultural Continuity
The British Beaker Phenomenon Beyond the Stereotype
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11003003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Bloxam (0000-0002-7649-1681, University of Nottingham, corresponding author), Mike Parker Pearson (0000-0002-7341-121X, University College London) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Pages | 261-284 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0079-497X • E-ISSN: 2050-2729 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/ppr.2022.2 |
| OpenAlex | W4285386267 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 70 |
The Beaker phenomenon in Britain is typically represented by a particular form of pottery and its inclusion in graves with flexed or crouched inhumations referred to as Beaker burials. Analysis of the full range of burial evidence, however, reveals a high degree of variability in funerary rites including cremation and skeletal disarticulation. Summed probability distribution analysis of radiocarbon dates provides evidence for continuity of these other, atypical rites from the pre-Beaker Late Neolithic ( c. 3000–2450 cal bc ) through the Chalcolithic ( c. 2450–2200 cal bc ) and into the Early Bronze Age (after c. 2200 cal bc ). Regional diversity is apparent in Beaker period funerary treatments and grave good provision between these typical and atypical rites, as is differential selection of rites on the basis of age and biological sex. This evidence for within and between community funerary diversity has implications for understanding the large-scale processes of cultural and genomic transformation across this period of major transition in British prehistory
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Beaker · Bronze · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Diversity (politics · Geography · Grave goods · Period (music · Pottery · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |