Agent of Change: The Deposition and Manipulation of Ash in the Past

Agent of Change: The Deposition and Manipulation of Ash in the Past
ISBN-10
1800730373
ISBN-13
9781800730373
Series
Agent of Change
Category
Social Science
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2021-03-01
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Authors
Barbara Roth, E. Charles Adams

Description

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.

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