Ini rsity Press of Florida regia pu 9p ‘easy S a Interacting with the Dead Perspectives on Mortuary Archaeology for the New Millennium he. tated oy Gordon F M.Raita, jane € Buksta, Lane A. Beck, and Sloan RWVilliamsing fends for thei energetic and stimulating coloration on the Gt pie ero Casto, Tint tac, Sa Ci, Vent Ly Rata Mic, Critins ibe, Rare Rich, an Ma, sau, The rence Bt he ston tat eg wome ma he ‘ye losers than en sorcery common et conse he ‘ably igh soil sexo hege romen: The proto of rod somali flee or cram aara dtd rom onor ere ato ‘elling slide wey communi peeps pee, daa pou sieea dahl roonin fgrmrm a wb menu wanes lackany sds {vb ely ht he pion Of pow andar con of de Su The aerate re sooo by ehh oun deci he Salad wh nich he ee pd grve pds ene bs (Ware 19703. Chiea were rbd th bared wh hi Bs ecb, gn te nd kien ad a ted hate the poe pple wld sp ‘dive by apeblerbehithr eparednds oso he ead cond hr rely be ened a 3 anc af hadi wea ted commu ees Eafe cote ero no hat ore Serle were an nortan asthe of te, sad one scone dors 2 sromin’ brn new dates Seated wis apo au aaayo Sherand tl oars Geuchap 19903D) ncrsetion a irl (coro ofthe groves nel women a inf ate nou there enna infra asl tee of dial eh ad ‘oman pupa tare hs weakest corn fe capieo won ad on wet rt ssn ox rt epee ron pel he opie ens ‘burials with ornamental objects. ne; eheohor scons of ie Svecean eed roquoan gros inde ers hgeyinMntEnin 53 prominn: le or women in foe tes cls aging and preparation of There, prepraion and burial ofthe body, andaubeguen mourning en Chomp 199088 Twas 195-1901-9929-71 Wallace 197098). Among the Heron. the echo fer abisbnd uit he spose to eran in me ig ade temary for fall ea [Thats 189619010279, rages (tome ad mena pactiipted gully nthe ingot ge condolence st ‘onal othe gl Heralty of womens ging was eee noted Lo Test sonny inane at ane fer (Thwries 1896-19013 2763), The ponsining of grave gods war widely sured song fends and felteh but he ancsean monary Spade ne porta example of {'Hhron man who seminal poverhed Renae he had ien so moc 9 Bis dead wie Wrong 1959215. The cate data and x of thnohstone oases Ste infin to omens who oul have had primary responsi Toe ‘roving the tls of Seneca men ad women, Bt eee urion pouse Tey aos hove hed casa appornnity and mesvton fo combating ‘equi an ep eament fhe dead TF Sent won ad en ened arable we, ad ifthe bul of ther sea likely toma ners ronnie gos om ind elas, spouse hen whys Semple dcumers, were ewe? Women Bae Proviened with dorable oo Ins conaderiton mi anges a ht Iroc me had sore ods or tat moe men wee Held i exe among ce tide communis dat povided yous, Arata ekepng wth he lee ‘hoo Vetor Goi spe aren, Cs pate might sow tha he pe "non of pare pods forthe dond was 2 rer concen exe among Woe “homage. The aes sugar slo upped by spect end the reining of rave good, “The Seneca hurl des forth ate sent r mid seventeenth ces sho rouge progersty ter emanestl abject in the graves of tales aed femal They show so ceven mix of pater with reset the Movin of toe and weapons though the overall percntge of male raves (these tem ismach ae athe ee of hoe ates fo he ater alo the ereenh onty the tee ae mach dearer The pexarage of male [paves eth ols and weap emus rer bt tress elatiely ee fine The personne female roves provisioned wih he same goods ore than doubles rea ptiod of appronial 30 yar Thien many eects “rubling dawn of ustaron Europea trae goods eae to ween ove? tie but tls conien wih wane and en feral incading bee ‘tors inthe bar of the spective spose. Womens fashion lead would be ‘rps in eheeaesnctasiono olan weapons ia grees presage oF tale gas lie e's gain adepsion of he same pracice woul e presed in the ncseang perentages of womens sve daly provision "he evince for this pote and nepeaion i the ase feta a Heioran example would be weak If bated once tend ons bt is stented by the herein of oppor end nthe proving of mt nd womens ves wih rumen che Whe povsning of pera expeion of wea, oF pe then gree prriage cae giveth rte red 1D italy leper a cnx of pecs ae The aes in tae ves and ince nenlgrave ih orancas ort theca he foloweg So yeaa t boinc ia hase eos oa wei fed nt of el wt eg oat alg for ets ase iting ion end aay hom wexing omaenes, le wom Sant wea ore eee sree eer ooe Cor deere thse wi he ed weer wer ale oping cn or proving tel per thin: it sete can Bay thee the proven pre ond depended on mots ot cen tthe Aecman peel posit ear Sereno pny egy are Theoden balls nd sof men nthe coe eds toward ncrang iene ots nd weapons din oppo redo feces leone tice Cite ta evar coun we pla on expea fcr ware ee wea an eancr mene {cine rl nth ceston andar of bil fo, The fore Pn ee ha sors pe the Sad with pod ort Sek dhe wa etsohis eer aBor foramen caer tare purl sro eon an eanpusion aril modes Ines pans Wr core wl em eel er emery schaclgy btslo wone on cnt che nied neg for tation aaa wih sowean ane rc for seo inthe proven of ve ost fea eid arp lorceliainb pet eetde and actly ening cles fil td cocci dda to of wots nln arpa depots, am owe ct ae tetanic women hn eogesin woncr race eapme fh for le ree sr a cee We Speer BBA) non nico eather ans oa 9 one pinnate Sempra oc ol fe od ane tha womens anes mse teen ding conc eda Sevdopmens, warrant ofa They ren ik thawomen oe were sy teat snl aca otra val ‘spre or ver deh hit ary ae be Th ees cumple safc ceed the of weer agency nc crabon ad sdoptn faery fon nen charles cnet oe (yal tan hae be Vea ety Te pce nog fren a He pl pe it pectoral much skelter ceria are mach more ely to beamblgn- fr and open odaote in archaeological ctxt where he quay of data it eer lacking The Seca example a highlights problem no encoun- {aed he sy of pecined mortar testers sch ax Virran eave- Sones of oes cosuctons created by the Evng okey os bea of the dea ‘When bari dtinton remedy the tol, weapons, and edemnents thea ie, ccan bmp toate proviionwambiguosy thet tore pec athe deca naan the Hens or th agency a the terior in contin he afer eth, The Seneca burl wends minal indicate ha women and se ace engaged in the ashi proces tet proving for temas o in sorbaig the dead othe are ase, The fae plcarion hat women were romney ating the ads tery fashion erent se sed rend in grave ood as The variabean ger esr quality dita ain arhaeoleg colette makes pee dating lost posible Varal preserve 30 ‘sho ma edifice sex bara acu and onsite, Normally theres ‘ho complet lckofinrmasion earth shold Be considered espon- Siler the emer fhe dead Added shee cramtance isthe aig that mus sccmpany atin of rave goods eter to owership by the de {ce ortncomibtons om the ing No eve condons other meat tharadicsnt approach than tha pied inthe Vicor ad Seneca ie nnde o copie endered sgecy i more remo and mach es wel Gocumented rchaolgal contest The typeof gen eveedin these com fens als fer in many pets fom tha wih cn Be skow or ifed In vison documented cicumstances None, iret bari eet tnentsmen and women and broader changes in util mode over tine can ll Provide equal sugges evidence fr the stiv agency of women eftng ‘hangs in etry fasion Late Ft to ary Severs Cetury Anglo Seon Eng {Eglsh Anglo-Saxon burial nage log hoy bute past deed have seta nanber of broader sleet anaes designed olde Soci implore of pater nd trem gravegod associations and ges ean Aol 1980; Hark 1990;Lucy 199) ceasing, aetion at Focused ath ich hough some deen bod of dat ares gnde toler and at Lacy 1997, 198-3250; Pade 1982 cody 1999) The vad ‘fae in Ang Snam bral comets as developed ove a shor peiod © tine Relves simple comparisons of wath bse on he umber and varies, tf seciaed av goods (Aro 1980) have qu piven way ro contetua lac of gender and g-bnesdilerencs inthe pe and meaning of ood(Pade 1982), Recely, bor sates overviews have ah 0 understand ‘nda se meaning of he forms vray, an onde in gre pods ake 190, 1982; Stoodley 139, ides (1982) sey cleat showed he dicate involved in making ind tidal wats o cia seroctrl iterations bused on simple cum cr ie sie of rave woods She putty need the dieses ivelved ngage ‘euvesiatn omen an women ome ha of wha ar frthe mt pat 7 ferent ypevof pods, Hare's (1990, 982 elegant linens aly ‘of ArsisGerta weapee burale und tec nmapreon i wari? pores Showed th iia mistake ro asset goods inter with an iil were ‘eonaly ted by tien, He males a Gevncing sepnmene hat weapons {raves donor indicate el warrio staan hut tad ply the tat fe Indus family and smal expres an eel wcll, o eo cally bse warriors o which he fay corsidre lf onde deemed ‘ted Sool 1999) has extend th sme sppasch tothe ana of engederd burl of men an wonen examine guetons fhe, and In grve gos gener bora Tl rece mac apree haere i if any bai or dst sompurin tecneen the gave goods of men and women, Graveood atrmblagrs that Stoodley (1998:75| hv eharsterted asmatiline nd feminine exh il ‘ovedap inspec ata type symbol ening, Therefore, despite the Lege sample of dealed grave good descrntions for male an ea rset Anglo Son England ee Scena) very ite his fo he ivetiatin of ‘woes 3860) in te creation or tanormatin of graven fash [glo Son archeology ha ede the pstproessa crt Hae 1980) {nd hasmoved sey ominrretnions goes posi fst fa sats. nei ste i placed on he ym ef grave goods ay igus of eran eer anes of ety, Teindvidl Me and ttf the deceased Seahe uber of ierpretation than ithe corny revo tha gant ‘oer mortuary expeions othe decese ae, for esmpe,Soey 1999), Type masclne rae pod nels te wore crip 308s Aaeited ocd a hinted range of tems Hit 198596; edly 199.78 73,136 principally weapon evng lite oom fo the agency of women in thee variably. ris male raves sso exhibit ide cange over ane. They show oly a shar inrease i amber ra he shal of he th cet 2 peak about the mile of the sia erty, followed by ral dele aad ‘inappearanebytheendofheseverth or eny eighth emu Hrke T9903, Females items, consiting lanl of rs iis and jw incon ten how mach ster aria at al tine tinned of he ‘yatmatc fhan proce based on eultion fpreige- consoled Noe iticleae who woul be the agents of yeas change, nce merges sow atribute he engendenng of bral he iyo deve gro Hike 1992155) ot an warned baying “cormaiy”(Licy 199721625 Seooiley 1939376. Despre hese roles ha sein rele aplication ofthese mel forioynany fasion change developed to actu forthe Visors an Sereck romp, there af adatom oft syperical silat procs in ited ex tmp of Angle Sexo crcteri, But rte than serving o extend te sane ou alas ofthe exampen eres ntead to igh the icles that ‘ight more general be faced in tying fo apply the same understanding of Seem’ ey to oce res much es wel ecurene,aleecron logaly cone arhaclogiea contents alo sows the complications that tue when goss eater mortuary trees have gender spec esting ‘hat een beyond the roles prsige ssi iets Comparison fem Ingravegolssocuation in Anp-Saxon bara spe ey fee type ofan, hough warn at el el to ave bee ative agen. Wome "geny nthe creston ad adeprion of monary bios which expec in ‘he Veron and poy the Seneca examples sn eames ole uray ‘eplced nth cue bythe acne crest ftir materi operation ine ar mch min det tn fom tte cemeeriorHolywell Row and Weng Gardens i Sul fo Pade 1982 and Sewerby in Yorshice (Es 985)—sho mie pats of difcenalsdopron of mortuary fshon tht sapsicly a leas, em Sire to those dsr fr Sec grave goods and Vicrian Goth pave ‘monuments Aehoughengencred grave wemblagenaregeneal dere han em the ae and the buckle, show widen duton i he [aves hth en and women (Stoodley 199930, 3) The valle data rm oll Row, Westar Gardens, a Serery show consent lag he ssiaton otter with he graves of Fae ‘Sts of thee cemeteries have bean ceed fo the eelance an gone cds forsexing baa and forthe bassin pata excavaonsof comets of {known overlie (Lacy 19977152-156 Stodey 19994). Cc of he {hc of gods to bara een parca woos or example, Ley 199%: though conta enparivns of ological vexing and grave goods ‘aye shoe that nl in be f bails ar ye be manly ee cn the bans of rave goods Hast 198596; Stodey 199929, 73) Ia ay cab, ‘misdenatcacion of ese of india burial to crs fae emp tal eds, The paral eat of the exetated aseabags nodosa cen dtorvon othe dtsand hei als but opin this eo create sinntcaedreconal ends One thse aon are tke it accu the temporal comparison fsexaniocton of kanes and cle shows ore it ‘Sting es fable 5). {Atal thie crete, among the burial with grave good that can be roughly catered it cronolpeal period males ad inte associations