The manipulation of death
A burial area at the Neolithic Settlement of Avgi, NW Greece
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18960835 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georgia Stratouli (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, corresponding author), Sevi Triantaphyllou (University of the Aegean), Tasos Bekiaris, Nikos Katsikaridis |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Pages | 95-104 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Documenta Praehistorica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1408-967X • E-ISSN: 1854-2492 |
| Publisher | University of Ljubljana (PUBLISHER • SI) |
| DOI | 10.4312/dp.37.9 |
| OpenAlex | W2107283456 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 11 |
In the Neolithic of Northern Greece the disposal of the deceased is strongly related to the community of the living, and in most cases to the built environment. Burials often occur in close proximity to, or underneath ‘domestic’ structures. The constant association of dead ancestors with the living social environment may indicate a particular desire by Neolithic people to negotiate their past by incorporating it into their own present. This paper addresses such issues, based on new evidence from the Neolithic settlement of Avgi, NW Greece. A group of cremations were recently located inside ten small pots buried in an open space in the Neolithic village. The burials consisted of tiny amounts of heavily burnt human bones and, in two cases, were accompanied by carbonized seeds. This paper will discuss the occurrence of the burial pots and the associated cremations as tokens of memory and of special links to the past represented by the dead ancestors
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |