The Cemetery as a Symbol

A Reconsideration of Chalcolithic Burial Caves in the Southern Levant

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6044586
AutoresAssaf Nativ (0000-0003-1637-1765, Tel Aviv University, autor de correspondencia), Avi Gopher (0000-0003-3942-8381, Tel Aviv University)
Año2011
Volumen21
Número2
Páginas229-245
Fecha de publicación2011-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0959774311000254
OpenAlexW2027483480
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6

The deposits of disarticulated human remains in caves, often associated with designated ceramic receptacles, is one of the most striking hallmarks of the Chalcolithic period in the southern Levant. Owing however to their perplexing variability, this phenomenon is still poorly understood. Approaching these sites as cemeteries and social institutions, this article presents a reconsideration of their structures, temporal trajectories and meanings. It is argued that at least two regional subgroups can be distinguished, differing in the identities they structure, their concerns and their underlying logic

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze Age · Cave · Chalcolithic · Geography · Southern Levant · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History