Death as Archaeology of Transition: Thoughts and Materials: Papers from the II International Conference of Transition Archaeology: Death Archaeology, 29th April -- 1st May 2013

This volume presents a compilation of papers from the congress held at the Centro de História de Arte e Investigaҫão Artística of the University of Évora. This second meeting concerning Transition Archaeologies was dedicated to reflecting upon the ways in which humans relate to death and in which researchers document these relationships. Nothing expresses the idea of transition better than death, from the symbolic point of view of its timeless and constant presence, and from the archaeologi...