@article{Johnson2023,
       author = "Johnson, Kimberly",
       title =  {{Archaeothanatology and Museum Communication: Both Alike in Dignity}},
       howpublished = "\url{https://ir.hamilton.edu/do/98c2cc81-39cd-4f5d-bc36-4e35cd0b1832}",
       institution = {Hamilton College},
       year = 2023,
       month = aug,
       school = {Anthropology},
}

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Date

August 22nd, 2023

Description

Romania during the Bronze Age was full of dynamic social change and the emergence of social inequality, not in the least due to the combination of the migrating Yamnaya population with existing Cotofeni and local communities, creating a blend of ritual practices within which contain a variety of funeral practices. Some of this funereal variation appears in how post-mortem manipulation is expressed in mortuary contexts. Excavations at Râmet-Gugu, a Early Bronze Age tumulus site in the mountains of Transylvania, Romania, revealed a burial. With an initial hypothesis surrounding post-mortem manipulation of the remains, archaeothanatological analysis reveals a complex process surrounding internment.

Type of Work

• Research Paper

Institution

Hamilton College

Area of Study

• Anthropology

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Sponsor

• Levitt Public Affairs Center

Series

Levitt Research Fellows Program

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Levitt Public Affairs Center

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