Living with the Dead

Martin King, 2004. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000265. How to cite using this DOI

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Digital Object Identifiers

Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) are persistent identifiers which can be used to consistently and accurately reference digital objects and/or content. The DOIs provide a way for the ADS resources to be cited in a similar fashion to traditional scholarly materials. More information on DOIs at the ADS can be found on our help page.

Citing this DOI

The updated Crossref DOI Display guidelines recommend that DOIs should be displayed in the following format:

https://doi.org/10.5284/1000265
Sample Citation for this DOI

Martin King (2004) Living with the Dead [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1000265

Introduction

Martin King's Living with the Dead database documents the treatment, patterning and deposition of human skeletal material in Britain and Ireland from approximately 10000 to 4000 BP. The database began as a project to document all human skeletal material outside 'tomb' and 'barrow' contexts. However, with the danger of dating human skeletal material by association and stratigraphy only, it was decided to document all contexts with radiocarbon dated human skeletal material in Britain and Ireland from approximately 10000 to 4000 BP. The database also contains a sample of stone, timber and earthen constructions in Britain and Ireland interpreted as 'tombs' or 'barrows' but containing no human skeletal material.

The database contains over 630 locations/sites that have been grouped alphabetically. Alternatively searches can be made for specific locations/sites (for example "Stonehenge") or features/finds (for example "Grooved Ware") (see Help for what fields are searchable). In addition all searches can be limited to those locations/sites with radiocarbon dated human skeletal material (excluding loose teeth). Those radiocarbon dates obtained from samples identified as human skeletal material (excluding loose teeth) are marked with an @ symbol to illustrate the distribution of human skeletal material.




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