From the cradle to the grave
Age organization and the early Anglo-Saxon burial rite
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Stoodley (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 456-472 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/713781490 |
| OpenAlex | W4242344207 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 45 |
| References cited | 4 |
This is a study of the complex age organization that characterizes the early Anglo-Saxon burial rite. It involves an analysis of the grave goods, and wider aspects of the burial rite, demonstrating how the mortuary realm was active in the construction of stages in the lifecycle, and how this identity was closely bound up with the gender and social status of the deceased. Despite offering some suggestions regarding the life experiences that each stage held, it proposes that the real function of this system was to signal the position of members of the primary descent group within the households that made up the settlements of the early English
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Anglo saxon · Archaeology · Art · Genealogy · Geography · Grave goods · Human settlement · Identity (music · Political science · Realm · Rite · Rite of passage · Social organization · Sociology · Anthropology · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History
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| Unique citing works | 41 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,96 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 43 |