Animating the Dead

Auteur

Jane Downes is Professor of Archaeology and Heritage at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Her research interests are Bronze Age and burial archaeology, with a specialism in cremation practice. She focuses also on island archaeology and sustainability, and she is a recognised expert in climate change and heritage.

Texte du rabat

Presents the results of an extensive re-examination of Orkney Bronze Age barrows, their chronological development and the changing nature of mortuary and burial practices.