Birds in death: Avian archaeology and the mortuary record in the Scottish Islands

Best, Julia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8943-5427 and Mulville, Jacqui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9392-3693 2018. Birds in death: Avian archaeology and the mortuary record in the Scottish Islands. Livarda, Alexandra, Madgwick, Richard and Riera Mora, Santiago, eds. The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion, Oxford: Oxbow, pp. 179-192. (10.2307/j.ctvh1dpkx.19)

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Abstract

The incorporation of avian material in archaeological mortuary contexts takes a variety of forms and occurs in a wide range of temporally, geographically, and culturally differentiated contexts. Through these death-related deposits researchers have the opportunity to examine avian–human relationships exhibited in life and beyond, particularly when examined alongside other contemporary site types. This paper considers the role of birds in ideas and actions surrounding death through traditional zooarchaeological study, applied in detail to avian remains; an area which has sometimes been overlooked.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	Oxbow
ISBN:	9781785708282
Last Modified:	07 Mar 2025 08:49
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/176327

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