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Issues of theory and method in the analysis of Paleolithic mortuary behavior: A view from Shanidar Cave

Pomeroy, Emma; Hunt, Chris O.; Reynolds, Tim; Abdulmutalb, Dlshad; Asouti, Eleni; Bennett, Paul; Bosch, Marjolein; Burke, Ariane; Farr, Lucy; Foley, Robert; French, Charles; Frumkin, Amos; Goldberg, Paul; Hill, Evan; Kabukcu, Ceren; Lahr, Marta Mirazón; Lane, Ross; Marean, Curtis; Maureille, Bruno; Mutri, Giuseppina; Miller, Christopher E.; Mustafa, Kaify Ali; Nymark, Andreas; Pettitt, Paul; Sala, Nohemi; Sandgathe, Dennis; Stringer, Chris; Tilby, Emily; Barker, Graeme

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Authors

Emma Pomeroy

Chris O. Hunt

Tim Reynolds

Dlshad Abdulmutalb

Eleni Asouti

Paul Bennett

Marjolein Bosch

Ariane Burke

Lucy Farr

Robert Foley

Charles French

Amos Frumkin

Paul Goldberg

Evan Hill

Ceren Kabukcu

Marta Mirazón Lahr

Ross Lane

Curtis Marean

Bruno Maureille

Giuseppina Mutri

Christopher E. Miller

Kaify Ali Mustafa

Andreas Nymark

Nohemi Sala

Dennis Sandgathe

Chris Stringer

Emily Tilby

Graeme Barker



Abstract

Mortuary behavior (activities concerning dead conspecifics) is one of many traits that were previously widely considered to have been uniquely human, but on which perspectives have changed markedly in recent years. Theoretical approaches to hominin mortuary activity and its evolution have undergone major revision, and advances in diverse archeological and paleoanthropological methods have brought new ways of identifying behaviors such as intentional burial. Despite these advances, debates concerning the nature of hominin mortuary activity, particularly among the Neanderthals, rely heavily on the rereading of old excavations as new finds are relatively rare, limiting the extent to which such debates can benefit from advances in the field. The recent discovery of in situ articulated Neanderthal remains at Shanidar Cave offers a rare opportunity to take full advantage of these methodological and theoretical developments to understand Neanderthal mortuary activity, making a review of these advances relevant and timely.

Citation

Pomeroy, E., Hunt, C. O., Reynolds, T., Abdulmutalb, D., Asouti, E., Bennett, P., …Barker, G. (2020). Issues of theory and method in the analysis of Paleolithic mortuary behavior: A view from Shanidar Cave. Evolutionary Anthropology, 29(5), 263-279. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21854

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 6, 2020
Online Publication Date Jul 11, 2020
Publication Date 2020-10
Deposit Date Jul 17, 2020
Publicly Available Date Jul 17, 2020
Journal Evolutionary Anthropology
Print ISSN 1060-1538
Electronic ISSN 1520-6505
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 29
Issue 5
Pages 263-279
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21854

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