Reilly, S. (2003). Processing the dead in Neolithic Orkney. Oxford J Archaeol 22 (2). Vol 22(2), pp. 133-154.
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Processing the dead in Neolithic Orkney | |||||||||||||||||
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Oxford J Archaeol 22 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
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Oxford Journal of Archaeology | |||||||||||||||||
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22 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
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133 - 154 | |||||||||||||||||
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Megalithic tombs are a characteristic feature of Neolithic Orkney and have formed the focus of numerous studies. This article examines the surviving human skeletal remains found within these cairns in the hope of determining how the dead were processed during this period of prehistory. It is shown that the fate of the body was a long and complicated affair, which involved elements of both direct interment and excarnation. It is argued that the archaeological evidence reveals that in most cases an articulated corpse was directly interred in a tomb and then subsequently dismembered until only the skull remained. This process seemingly occurred amongst several cairns during the earlier Neolithic, and during the later Neolithic the practice was restricted to the confines of a single exclusive passage grave. | |||||||||||||||||
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2003 | |||||||||||||||||
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15 Aug 2003 |
