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    Issues of theory and method in the analysis of Paleolithic mortuary behavior: a view from Shanidar Cave

    Pomeroy, E. and Hunt, C.O. and Reynolds, Tim and Abdulmutalb, D. and Asouti, E. and Bennett, P. and Bosch, M. and Burke, A. and Farr, L. and Foley, R. and French, C. and Frumkin, A. and Goldberg, P. and Hill, E. and Kabukcu, C. and Mirazón Lahr, M. and Lane, R. and Marean, C. and Maureille, B. and Mutri, G. and MIller, C.E. and Mustafa, K.A. and Nymark, A. and Pettitt, P. and Sala, N. and Sandgathe, D. and Stringer, C. and Tilby, E. and Barker, B. (2020) Issues of theory and method in the analysis of Paleolithic mortuary behavior: a view from Shanidar Cave. Evolutionary Anthropology 29 (5), pp. 263-279. ISSN 1060-1538.

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    Abstract

    previously widely considered to have been uniquely human, but on which perspectives have changed markedly in recent years. Theoretical approaches to hominin mortuary activity and its evolution have undergone major revision, and advances in diverse archaeological and paleoanthropological methods have brought new ways of identifying behaviors such as intentional burial. Despite these advances, debates concerning the nature of hominin mortuary activity, particularly among the Neanderthals, rely heavily on the re-reading of old excavations as new finds are relatively rare, limiting the extent to which such debates can benefit from advances in the field. The recent discovery of in situ articulated Neanderthal remains at Shanidar Cave offers a rare opportunity to take full advantage of these methodological and theoretical developments to understand Neanderthal mortuary activity, making a review of these advances relevant and timely.

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    Item Type: Article
    Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the article, which has been published in final form at the link above. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies
    Depositing User: Tim Reynolds
    Date Deposited: 18 Jun 2020 10:13
    Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 18:00
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/32278

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