Funerary Practices as a Testimony of Ideology in Western Linearbandkeramik Culture

The Linearbandkeramik (LBK) is behind the spread of the Neolithic way of life in a large part of Western Europe. This period is often regarded as the beginning of social inequalities whose ideological frameworks deserve to be highlighted. According to social anthropologists, funerary practices are r...

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Autor principal:	Augereau Anne
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	linearbandkeramik ideology funerary practices social organisation social identity Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f45a15e9174f4cbe983750bb3dc079f22021-12-05T14:10:59ZFunerary Practices as a Testimony of Ideology in Western Linearbandkeramik Culture2300-656010.1515/opar-2020-0184https://doaj.org/article/f45a15e9174f4cbe983750bb3dc079f22021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0184https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6560The Linearbandkeramik (LBK) is behind the spread of the Neolithic way of life in a large part of Western Europe. This period is often regarded as the beginning of social inequalities whose ideological frameworks deserve to be highlighted. According to social anthropologists, funerary practices are relevant for this debate as they reflect the symbolic thought in relation to death. In addition, as they are perpetuated by the living, funerary practices are pertinent in addressing the ideological values, symbolic systems, and thoughts that support social organisation. Whilst examining how grave goods are allocated amongst the LBK population, we have identified a small group of dominant men characterised by a specific burial kit (adzes, arrows, lighter set, and red deer antlers), a richer protein intake in diet, and their local origin. Comparing them to other social categories characterised by minor marking of identity in grave goods, poorer protein intake in diet, and of diverse origin, we aim to explore the ideological frameworks and values sustaining the social LBK system. LBK dominant ideology appears to revolve around hunting and exploits in warfare, manhood, and virility, in short around violent behaviours perhaps linked to a territorial competition.Augereau AnneDe Gruyterarticlelinearbandkeramikideologyfunerary practicessocial organisationsocial identityArchaeologyCC1-960ENOpen Archaeology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 953-971 (2021)
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description	The Linearbandkeramik (LBK) is behind the spread of the Neolithic way of life in a large part of Western Europe. This period is often regarded as the beginning of social inequalities whose ideological frameworks deserve to be highlighted. According to social anthropologists, funerary practices are relevant for this debate as they reflect the symbolic thought in relation to death. In addition, as they are perpetuated by the living, funerary practices are pertinent in addressing the ideological values, symbolic systems, and thoughts that support social organisation. Whilst examining how grave goods are allocated amongst the LBK population, we have identified a small group of dominant men characterised by a specific burial kit (adzes, arrows, lighter set, and red deer antlers), a richer protein intake in diet, and their local origin. Comparing them to other social categories characterised by minor marking of identity in grave goods, poorer protein intake in diet, and of diverse origin, we aim to explore the ideological frameworks and values sustaining the social LBK system. LBK dominant ideology appears to revolve around hunting and exploits in warfare, manhood, and virility, in short around violent behaviours perhaps linked to a territorial competition.
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title	Funerary Practices as a Testimony of Ideology in Western Linearbandkeramik Culture
title_short	Funerary Practices as a Testimony of Ideology in Western Linearbandkeramik Culture
title_full	Funerary Practices as a Testimony of Ideology in Western Linearbandkeramik Culture
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Funerary Practices as a Testimony of Ideology in Western Linearbandkeramik Culture

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