From human remains to powerful objects: Ancestor research from a deep-time perspective
Journal article
Buster, L. 2022. From human remains to powerful objects: Ancestor research from a deep-time perspective. Genealogy. 6 (1), p. e23. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy6010023
Authors | Buster, L. |
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Abstract | Family history research has seen a surge in popularity in recent years; however, is this preoccupation with who we are and where we come from new? Archaeological evidence suggests that ancestors played crucial and ubiquitous roles in the identities and cosmologies of past societies. This paper will explore how, in the absence of genealogical websites and DNA testing, kinship structures and understandings of personhood beyond genealogy may have influenced concepts of ancestry. Case studies from later prehistoric Britain will demonstrate the ways in which monuments, objects and human remains themselves created bonds between the living and the dead, prompting us to reflect on genealogy as just one aspect of our identity in the present. |
Keywords | Archaeology; Bereavement studies; Continuing bonds; Problematic stuff; Ancestors; Personhood |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Genealogy |
Journal citation | 6 (1), p. e23 |
Publisher | MDPI |
ISSN | 2313-5778 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy6010023 |
Official URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/6/1/23/htm |
Publication dates | |
Online | 10 Mar 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 14 Mar 2022 |
Accepted | 22 Feb 2022 |
Publisher's version | License |
Output status | Published |
License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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