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European J Archaeol 8 (1)
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Title:
European J Archaeol 8 (1)
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Series:
Journal of European Archaeology
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Volume:
8 (1)
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Publication Type:
Journal
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Editor:
Alan Saville
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Publisher:
Sage Publications
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Year of Publication:
2005
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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http://eja.sagepub.com/content/vol8/issue1/
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Created Date:
07 Dec 2006
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Abstract
The language of lineage: reading Irish court tomb design
Andrew B Powell
9 - 28
The Neolithic court tombs of Ireland display variation in the ways that their component parts -- concave courts, linear galleries and individual cells -- were combined and arranged. This variation has been interpreted in the past in terms of both the diffusion of ideas and the design requirements of their builders. In this article it is suggested that the analysis of these formalized components points to central themes of the social and ritual discourse that accompanied the tombs' construction and use, the symbolism of the tombs expressing alleged lineage relationships between the living community, its ancestors and the land. It is suggested that these communities were based on one or more corporate descent groups, in some cases combining with other social units to appropriate and exploit territory, the relationships between them being symbolized and idealized in the spatial layout of the tombs' orthostatic structures. Includes French and German summaries.
The Roman life course: a view from the inscriptions
Louise Revell
43 - 63
Epitaphs inscribed on stone record biographical information about the deceased, and in certain cases, the age at death. However, it has been demonstrated that these ages on Roman epitaphs are not an accurate reflection of the demographics of death, but are subject to cultural bias. Using the idea of the `life course', the article explores these cultural biases and their relationship to age and gender structures. Material from Italy suggests that these are tied into ideologies of gender, with adulthood defined by the transition to magistrate for men and wife for women. Material from other areas demonstrates different patterns, and in the case of Etruria, these are shown to be a negotiation between pre-Roman and Romanized customs. The phenomenon of `agerounding' is also argued to be part of these ideas of correct age. Includes French and German summaries.
The European Iron Age with -- and without -- Celts: a bibliographical essay
Vincent V S Megaw
65 - 74
The author presents a book review essay on five recently published works on the Celts, and discusses the range of views and approaches to the subject to be found in them, particularly where the pre-Roman Iron Age of Europe is concerned. The titles concerned are: Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, The Celts: A History (Wilton, Cork/Woodbridge: Collins Press/Boydell Press, 2002, ISBN 1 903464 21 8/1 085115 923 0); John Collis, The Celts: Origins, Myths and Invention (Stroud: Tempus, 2003, ISBN 0 7524 2913 2); Barry Cunliffe, The Celts: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 0 19 280418 9); Thomas F. Klein, Wege zu den Kelten: 100 Ausflüge in die Vergangenheit (Stuttgart: Konrad Theiss Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3 8062 1840 4); and Martin Kuckenburg, Die Kelten in Mitteleuropa (Stuttgart: Konrad Theiss Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3 8062 1593 6).