Merovingian Mortuary Archaeology and the Making of the Early Middle Ages

Effros, Bonnie

doi:10.1525/9780520928183

Cited by 14 publications

(10 citation statements)

References 101 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The almost complete cessation of grave good deposition during the seventh and eighth centuries is a well-documented phenomenon across western Europe (e.g. Young, 1975; Halsall, 1995; Geake, 1997; Theune, 1999; Effros, 2003). Although some objects continued to be deposited in graves after the eighth century, this was minimal: only 2 per cent of later medieval British burials contained objects which can be classed as grave goods (Gilchrist, 2008: 124).…”

Section: Early Medieval Burial Ritesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One potential explanation for the abandonment of furnished burial suggested by Effros (2003: 88), but which has received little further attention, is the idea of changing interpretations of the afterlife. Effros argues that the abandonment of grave goods occurred not because Christianity bans grave goods, but because grave goods are unnecessary in a Christian understanding of the afterlife.…”

Section: The Influence Of Christianitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other explanations emphasize the cultural rather than religious impact of the Church (e.g. Geake, 1997), the potential for changing interpretations of the afterlife (Effros, 2003: 88), the focus on investment in the Christian Mass or above-ground monuments rather than the grave itself (Effros, 2002: 205–06), a shift towards the curation of objects rather than burial as part of changing strategies of commemoration of the dead (Williams, 2010: 33–34), or finally the religious reforms of Archbishop Theodore of Tarsus in Canterbury in the ad 680s (Hines & Bayliss, 2013: 553). The latter, at least, is too regionally specific to explain the transition as a whole.…”

Section: Early Medieval Burial Ritesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

The Dead and their Possessions: The Declining Agency of the Cadaver in Early Medieval Europe

Brownlee

2020

Eur. j. archaeol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Between the sixth and eighth centuries ad, the practice of furnished burial was widely abandoned in favour of a much more standardized, unfurnished rite. This article examines that transition by considering the personhood and agency of the corpse, the different ways bonds of possession can form between people and objects, and what happens to those bonds at death. By analysing changing grave good use across western Europe, combined with an in-depth analysis of the Alamannic cemetery of Pleidelsheim, and historical evidence for perceptions of the corpse, the author argues that the change in grave good use marks a fundamental change in the perception of corpses.

show abstract

Section: Early Medieval Burial Ritesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Influence Of Christianitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Early Medieval Burial Ritesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The Dead and their Possessions: The Declining Agency of the Cadaver in Early Medieval Europe

Brownlee

2020

Eur. j. archaeol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Das peças originais, apenas duas "abelhas" sobreviveram, e a única fonte restante para os estudos do túmulo são os desenhos feitos por Chifflet (Effros, 2003).…”

Section: A Arqueologia Medieval No Brasilunclassified

“…Sobre o papel da pesquisa antiquária na Arqueologia Merovíngia, verEffros (2003Effros ( , 2012. Sobre a pesquisa antiquária de maneira geral, ver Momigliano (2019).…”

unclassified

Arqueologia clássica no Brasil: reflexões sobre o Mediterrâneo Antigo

2024

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Neste ano em que a professora Maria Isabel D’Agostino Fleming, Mabel, completa 80 anos de vida, este livro tenciona ser nossa mais sublime homenagem. Esta obra intitulada Arqueologia clássica no Brasil: reflexões sobre o Mediterrâneo Antigo são Estudos em homenagem a Maria Isabel D’Agostino Fleming e parte do reconhecimento de seu trabalho. Depois de tantos anos de dedicação à docência, à pesquisa e à extensão universitária na Universidade de São Paulo, essa singela coletânea que reúne professores estrangeiros que fizeram parte de sua trajetória, colegas do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, o MAE-USP, ex-alunos, hoje professores e também pesquisadores do Laboratório de Arqueologia Romana Provincial (Larp), que a professora Mabel fundou em 2011 e que ainda coordena, procura reconhecer a indelével contribuição dessa importante professora de Arqueologia Mediterrânica no Brasil. O Larp vem reunindo ao longo dos anos uma expertise significativa na área de Arqueologia Romana, principalmente no tocante às novas tecnologias e à extroversão deste conhecimento ao público escolar, buscando ser um canal de reflexão e viabilização acerca do desenvolvimento e aprofundamento das pesquisas realizadas no MAE-USP sobre a atuação romana nas províncias, tendo como base os debates em torno dos seguintes temas: imperialismo romano; exército; romanização; alteridade/identidade; identidade e discurso; religião e política; urbanismo/urbanização; transformação dos espaços públicos; iconografia; espaço doméstico; tecnologia, produção e consumo; território e paisagem; entre outros. Todos os temas que os capítulos desta obra abarcam refletem sobre religião, urbanismo, cultura material, análises técnicas, abordagens teóricas e metodológicas.

show abstract

Slavery and Slave Trade in Early Medieval Bohemia: Archaeology of Slavery or Slavery of Archaeology?

Štefan

2021

Themes in Contemporary Archaeology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Merovingian Mortuary Archaeology and the Making of the Early Middle Ages

Cited by 14 publications

References 101 publications

The Dead and their Possessions: The Declining Agency of the Cadaver in Early Medieval Europe

The Dead and their Possessions: The Declining Agency of the Cadaver in Early Medieval Europe

Arqueologia clássica no Brasil: reflexões sobre o Mediterrâneo Antigo

Slavery and Slave Trade in Early Medieval Bohemia: Archaeology of Slavery or Slavery of Archaeology?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About