Landscapes of the Body: Burials of the Middle Bronze Age in Hungary Export

@article{citeulike:4186568, abstract = {Middle Bronze Age Hungary provides an opportunity to investigate prehistoric `landscapes of the body', as perceptions and attitudes to the body affect burial practices and other body practices, including the wearing of dress and the use of pottery. This article explores the cultural diversity expressed by the roughly contemporary and neighbouring groups of the Encrusted Ware, Vatya, and Fuzesabony Cultures. Amongst others, differences between the three groups are articulated through their burials (scattered cremations, urn burials as well as crouched inhumations) and the diverse use of material culture. At the same time, despite formal differences in the burials, the analysis shows that cremations and inhumations in this area share a number of characteristics, and it is the other practices through which the dead body is manipulated that are the primary means of expressing regional differences. Simultaneously, whilst being a means of formulating understandings of the deceased body, burial practices are also tied into subtle differences in lifestyles, daily routines and regional subsistence strategies, as the landscapes of the living provide metaphors, know-how and practical understanding. 10.1177/1461957108101241}, author = {Stig and Rebay-Salisbury, Katharina}, citeulike-article-id = {4186568}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461957108101241}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://eja.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/1/49}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1461957108101241}, journal = {European Journal of Archaeology}, keywords = {200903, age-du-bronze, hongrie, rite-funeraire}, month = {April}, number = {1}, pages = {49--74}, posted-at = {2009-03-17 14:36:21}, priority = {2}, title = {Landscapes of the Body: Burials of the Middle Bronze Age in Hungary}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461957108101241}, volume = {11}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4186568 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4186568 N2 - Middle Bronze Age Hungary provides an opportunity to investigate prehistoric `landscapes of the body', as perceptions and attitudes to the body affect burial practices and other body practices, including the wearing of dress and the use of pottery. This article explores the cultural diversity expressed by the roughly contemporary and neighbouring groups of the Encrusted Ware, Vatya, and Fuzesabony Cultures. Amongst others, differences between the three groups are articulated through their burials (scattered cremations, urn burials as well as crouched inhumations) and the diverse use of material culture. At the same time, despite formal differences in the burials, the analysis shows that cremations and inhumations in this area share a number of characteristics, and it is the other practices through which the dead body is manipulated that are the primary means of expressing regional differences. Simultaneously, whilst being a means of formulating understandings of the deceased body, burial practices are also tied into subtle differences in lifestyles, daily routines and regional subsistence strategies, as the landscapes of the living provide metaphors, know-how and practical understanding. 10.1177/1461957108101241 IS - 1 JF - European Journal of Archaeology EP - 74 TI - Landscapes of the Body: Burials of the Middle Bronze Age in Hungary VL - 11 SP - 49 KW - 200903 KW - age-du-bronze KW - hongrie KW - rite-funeraire AU - Stig AU - Rebay-Salisbury, Katharina PY - 2008/04/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461957108101241 ER -