The Archaeology of Death in Post-medieval Europe

Sarah Tarlow

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Open Poland 2015

The Archaeology of Death in Post-medieval Europe

Sarah Tarlow

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110439731

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Historical burial grounds are an enormous archaeological resource and have the potential to inform studies not only of demography or the history of disease and mortality, but also histories of the body, of religious and other beliefs about death, of changing social relationships, values and aspirations.

In the last decades, the intensive urban development and a widespread legal requirement to undertake archaeological excavation of historical sites has led to a massive increase in the number of post-medieval graveyards and burial places that have been subjected to archaeological investigation. The archaeology of the more recent periods, which are comparatively well documented, is no less interesting and important an area of study than prehistoric periods.

This volume offers a range of case studies and reflections on aspects of death and burial in post-medieval Europe. Looking at burial goods, the spatial aspects of cemetery organisation and the way that the living interact with the dead, contributors who have worked on sites from Central, North and West Europe present some of their evidence and ideas. The coherence of the volume is maintained by a substantial integrative introduction by the editor, Professor Sarah Tarlow.

“This book is a ‘first’ and a necessary one. It is an exciting and far-ranging collection of studies on post-medieval burial practice across Europe that will most certainly be used extensively”
Professor Howard Williams

Archaeology, Death and burial, Post-medieval Europe

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Sarah Tarlow, University of Leicester, UK

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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1 Introduction: Death and Burial in Post-medieval Europe Sarah Tarlow Publicly Available Download PDF	1
2 The Human Body as Material Culture ‒ Linköping Cathedral Churchyard in the Early Modern Period Göran Tagesson Publicly Available Download PDF	19
3 Approaches to Post-medieval Burial in England: Past and Present Angela Boyle Publicly Available Download PDF	39
4 The Impact of Epidemics on Funerary Practices in Modern France (16th – 18th Centuries) Isabelle Souquet-Leroy, Hélène Réveillas and Dominique Castex Publicly Available Download PDF	61
5 The Co-Existence of Two Traditions in the Territory of Present-Day Latvia in the 13th–18th Centuries: Burial in Dress and in a Shroud Vitolds Muižnieks Publicly Available Download PDF	88
6 Fashioning Death: Clothing, Memory and Identity in 16th Century Swedish Funerary Practice Joseph M. Gonzalez Publicly Available Download PDF	111
7 Tradition-based Concepts of Death, Burial and Afterlife: A Case from Orthodox Setomaa, South-Eastern Estonia Heiki Valk Publicly Available Download PDF	125
8 Religion, Status and Taboo. Changing Funeral Rites in Catholic and Protestant Germany Hauke Kenzler Publicly Available Download PDF	148
9 Hiding the Body: Ordering Space and Allowing Manipulation of Body Parts within Modern Cemeteries Sian Anthony Publicly Available Download PDF	170
10 Burial Customs in the Northern Ostrobothnian Region (Finland) from the Late Medieval Period to the 20th Century. Plant Remains in Graves Annemari Tranberg Publicly Available Download PDF	189
11 Death and Burial in Post-medieval Prague Gabriela Blažková, Martin Omelka and Otakara Řebounová Publicly Available Download PDF	204
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	222
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	223
Index Publicly Available Download PDF	224

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Audience: Archaeologists, students, social anthropologists
Pages
- Main content: 237
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 16
- Coloured Illustrations: 29
- Tables: 44
Keywords: Archaeology; Post-medieval Europe; Burial Customs; Funeral Practices; Death and Burial; Cemeteries

eBook

Published: September 30, 2015
ISBN: 9783110439731

Hardcover

Published: September 14, 2015
ISBN: 9783110439724