Buried Batavians. Mortuary rituals of a rural frontier community

J.G. Aarts; S. Heeren

Buried Batavians. Mortuary rituals of a rural frontier community

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Some elements of mortuary practices seem to suggest that the performed rituals are meant specifically for the deceased. The grave goods are, for instance, supposed to serve them during the journey to the afterlife. However, rather than for the deceased, mortuary rituals are ultimately meant for the living. The death of a person shocks a local community, disrupting the balance of daily life. The social role and tasks of the deceased are to be redistributed among the community, as well as his or her personal belongings. Mortuary rituals usually serve two goals: one is of course to cope with the...

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Death as a process
Subtitle of host publication	The archaeology of the Roman funeral
Editors	J. Pearce, J. Weekes
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxbow Books
Chapter	5
Pages	123-154
Number of pages	32
ISBN (Print)	9871785703232
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Name	Studies in funerary archaeology
Publisher	Oxbow
Number	12

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Buried Batavians. Mortuary rituals of a rural frontier community. / Aarts, J.G.; Heeren, S.
Death as a process: The archaeology of the Roman funeral. ed. / J. Pearce; J. Weekes. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2017. p. 123-154 (Studies in funerary archaeology; No. 12).

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