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Two Examples of Gender and Mortuary Archaeology

March 17, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery Leave a comment

Since the feminist movement, incorporating gender into archaeological studies has been extremely important. Historical texts in the past have ignored the women’s roles in history, and archaeology has been vital […]

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Cemeteries, Theories

Pre-Natufian Cemetery with Human and Fox Burial

February 6, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery 4 Comments

Studies of cemeteries have been extremely important during the earliest phases of the transition from mobile hunter/gatherers to sedentary agriculturalists. Mortuary studies can aid in interpretations about how culture changed […]

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Cemeteries, Funeral Practices

Excavations at Amara West

January 31, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery 1 Comment

Amara West is an ongoing excavation done through the British Museum in Sudan that has been taking place since 2008. It is located in Upper Nubia, and dates from 1500 […]

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Cemeteries, Digital Archaeology, Mortuary Sites, Mummies, Tombs

Mortuary Change and the Rise of Civilization

December 26, 2010by Kate Meyers Emery 5 Comments

Ten thousand years ago in the fertile lands of the Near East, the first large sedentary communities were being established. Plants and animals were becoming increasingly domesticated, as populations became […]

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Cemeteries, Funeral Practices, Mortuary Sites

The Dangers of Digging in Tennessee

September 8, 2010by Kate Meyers Emery 3 Comments

What was simply a home project to dig a trench to repair flood damaged has led to a major archaeological find… once again proving why doing your chores is a […]

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