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Burials of martial character in the British Iron Age

Inall, Yvonne

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Yvonne Inall



Abstract

The significance of the decision to bury an individual with martial objects during the British Iron Age cannot be overstated. It is a rare subset of funerary practice, conferred upon select individuals. This article examines martial burials, firstly summarising past research, then presenting an overview of martial object classes, and their treatments in funerary practice. There is a particular focus on the Arras Culture of East Yorkshire, which dominates the data due to the highly unusual, almost unique, ritual in which spears appear to have been thrown at the corpse as part of the funeral. The analysis presented here highlights the importance of non-offensive martial objects, and demonstrates that there is much greater diversity in Iron Age martial burial practice than previously recognised.

Citation

Inall, Y. Burials of martial character in the British Iron Age.

Deposit Date Feb 2, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Proceedings of the 17th Iron Age research student symposium, Edinburgh
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
ISBN 9781784913571
Keywords Burials, Iron Age
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/447771

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