The Cemetery as a Symbol

A Reconsideration of Chalcolithic Burial Caves in the Southern Levant

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6044586
AutoresAssaf Nativ (0000-0003-1637-1765, Tel Aviv University, autor correspondente), Avi Gopher (0000-0003-3942-8381, Tel Aviv University)
Ano2011
Volume21
Fascículo2
Páginas229-245
Data de publicação2011-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0959774311000254
OpenAlexW2027483480
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6

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