Agent of Change: The Deposition and Manipulation of Ash in the Past
Document Type
Monograph
Publication Date
3-1-2021
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Publisher Location
New York, NY
First page number:
1
Last page number:
256
Abstract
Ash is an important and yet understudied aspect of ritual deposition in the archaeological record of North America. Ash has been found in a wide variety of contexts across many regions and often it is associated with rare or unusual objects or in contexts that suggest its use in the transition or transformation of houses and ritual features. Drawn from across the U.S. and Mesoamerica, the chapters in this volume explore the use, meanings, and cross-cultural patterns present in the use of ash. and highlight the importance of ash in ritual closure, social memory, and cultural transformation.
Keywords
(General); Anthropology; Anthropology of religion; Archaeology
Disciplines
Archaeological Anthropology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Roth, B.,
Charles Adams, E.
(2021).
Agent of Change: The Deposition and Manipulation of Ash in the Past.
1-256.
New York, NY: Berghahn Books.
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