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Houses of the Dead?, Paperback / softback Book

Houses of the Dead? Paperback / softback

Edited by Alistair Barclay, David Field, Jim Leary

Part of the Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers series

Paperback / softback

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The chronological disjuncture, LBK longhouses have widely been considered to provide ancestral influence for both rectangular and trapezoidal long barrows and cairns, but with the discovery and excavation of more houses in recent times is it possible to observe evidence of more contemporary inspiration.

What do the features found beneath long mounds tell us about this and to what extent do they represent domestic structures.

Indeed, how can we distinguish between domestic houses or halls and those that may have been constructed for ritual purposes or ended up beneath mounds?

Do so called 'mortuary enclosures' reflect ritual or domestic architecture and did side ditches always provide material for a mound or for building construction?

This collection of papers seeks to explore the interface between structures often considered to be those of the living with those for the dead.

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