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Broken Bones and Broken Stones: Exploring Fragmentation in Middle and Late Bronze Age Settlement Contexts in Ireland
European Journal of Archaeology Pub Date : 2017-11-02 , DOI: 10.1017/eaa.2017.61
Kerri Cleary

This article examines the evidence for fragmentation practices on Middle–Late Bronze Age (c. 1600–700bc) settlement sites in Ireland by looking at two kinds of material: human remains, both burnt and non-burnt, and quern stones. It highlights evidence for the manipulation of non-burnt skulls through ‘de-facing’ and the potential retention of cranial and other fragments for ‘burial’ in settlements. It also explores the more difficult task of determining whether incomplete skeletal representation in cremated remains can be interpreted as deliberate fragmentation, and how the context of deposition must be considered. Human agency in relation to the fragmentation patterns of querns is also examined to understand whether the act of breaking these objects was intentional or unintended and if depositing them was symbolic or simply fortuitous. By discussing this evidence, I hope to contribute to the argument that the funerary and settlement spheres in later prehistoric Ireland were becoming increasingly intertwined.

中文翻译:

碎骨与碎石:探索爱尔兰青铜时代中晚期聚落背景下的碎片化

本文研究了青铜时代中期至晚期(c. 1600-700)的碎片化实践的证据公元前) 在爱尔兰的定居点,通过观察两种材料:人类遗骸,包括烧过的和未烧过的,以及 quern 石头。它强调了通过“去面”操纵未烧毁头骨的证据,以及在定居点中“埋葬”颅骨和其他碎片的潜在保留。它还探讨了更艰巨的任务,即确定火化遗骸中不完整的骨骼表现是否可以解释为故意破碎,以及必须如何考虑沉积的背景。还检查了与 quns 碎片模式相关的人类能动性,以了解破坏这些物体的行为是有意的还是无意的,以及存放它们是象征性的还是仅仅是偶然的。通过讨论这个证据,
更新日期:2017-11-02
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