Rituals, Memory, and Societal Dynamics
Contributions to Social Archaeology: A Collection of Essays in Memory of Sharon Zuckerman
Edited by Gideon Shelach-Lavi Edited by Joseph Maran Edited by Uri Davidovich
The book demonstrates how fundamental social themes can be addressed through archaeological research.
Thanks largely to the introduction of new methods of recovery and analysis, archaeology is increasingly treated as a science. Yet, it should continue to ask questions that are founded in the humanities. This is especially true of social archaeology, which forms the core of this volume. Being based on the notion that ‘the social’ permeates all areas of life, the chapters gathered here give priority to archaeological data and contexts, which in turn form the prerequisite for analyzing how, at particular times and places, people negotiated or reaffirmed the society around them. Case studies from the Levant and the Eastern Mediterranean sit alongside selected comparative cases from other parts of the world and assess issues such as the development of cultural characteristics of societies, societal continuity and collapse, religious beliefs and rituals, and the role of social memory, as well as interactions within and between societies. The volume is dedicated to the memory of our colleague and friend, Dr. Sharon Zuckerman, who embraced the quest for ‘the social’ throughout her career.
- Edited by Gideon Shelach-Lavi
- Edited by Joseph Maran
- Edited by Uri Davidovich
Other Titles in this Series
Bassit 2 (Syrie) – Fouilles Paul Courbin (1971-1984)
Le tell du XVIe siecle av. J.- C. au VIe siecle ap. J.- C.
Volume 1
Conceptualizing Bronze Age Seascapes
Concepts of the Sea and Marine Fauna in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Second Millennium BCE
Volume 2
The Iron Age Pottery from Tell Atchana / Ancient Alalakh
A Typological and Functional Analysis
Volume 8
Jebel al-Mutawwaq
A Fourth Millennium BCE Village and Dolmen Field. Six Years of Spanish-Italian Excavations (2012-2018)
Volume 3
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