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Isolation
Sim Gill's photograph \"Isolation\" captures Kensington Park Gardens in London during the third national lockdown in the UK. On Mar 23, 2020, the UK's prime minister issued a stark directive: \"You must stay at home.\" Within a mere twenty-four hours, their daily routines and rituals were cast into uncertainty, their usual distractions temporarily vanished, leaving them with existential queries about what lay ahead, the duration of this new reality, and when normalcy might return. For numerous individuals, this marked their first encounter with a paradigm-shifting global event, encompassing remote work and social distancing, as well as upending familiar habitual practices. On reflection, it is important that their narratives surrounding this period respect and reflect a framework that honestly captures the incompleteness and tensions of this unprecedented moment.
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Comunidad, memoria y paisaje. Prácticas rituales junto al oppidum de Peñarrubia (Elche de la Sierra, Albacete) durante los ss. III-I a. C
En este trabajo presentamos un espacio ritual vinculado al oppidum de Peñarrubia, en Elche de la Sierra, Albacete. Su análisis espacial, junto con el estudio del material cerámico, nos ha permitido realizar una primera valoración del conjunto y de las prácticas sociales desarrolladas. Los resultados señalan que el lugar ritual se vinculó a la entrada del oppidum, sin ocupar una posición prominente en el paisaje. La excavación ha permitido identificar depósitos primarios y secundarios de cultura material –mayoritariamente cerámica, metales y cuentas de collar– y, en menor medida, restos humanos cremados. Proponemos que el conjunto se vinculó a prácticas de ofrenda, mostración y comensalía, que planteamos asociadas a un culto ctónico y de renovación. La práctica ritual contribuyó a exhibir y afirmar la propiedad de un espacio, mientras que la presencia de antepasados construyó el tiempo y la genealogía del grupo. Vinculamos estas prácticas a la negociación y la legitimación de una comunidad que se reformula o constituye a partir del s. iii a. C., probablemente en el contexto de transformación asociado a la Segunda Guerra Púnica y la conquista romana.
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DER TRIBUT VON SŪḪU, DER ASSYRISCHE THRONWAGEN UND DIE ROHRHÜTTE
A chariot drawn by two people, on which the Neo-Assyrian ruler is represented as either sitting on a throne or standing in a “chariot-box”, is attested from Assurnaṣirpal until Assurbanipal. It is deployed on the one hand for short journeys in the immediate environment of the palace or in areas which the king can reach neither by chariot nor on horseback. A similar vehicle is used on seals that contain ritual scenes. Although some details of these seal-scenes showing various reed constructions can be explained through reference to texts, carriages are not mentioned in the ritual texts.
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Archaeology, Ritual, Religion
The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an introductory statement on the archaeology of religion, examining what archaeology can tell us about religion, the problems of defining and theorizing religion in archaeology, and the methodology, or how to 'do', the archaeology of religion. This volume assesses religion and ritual through a range of examples from around the world and across time, including prehistoric religions, shamanism, African religions, death, landscape and even food. Insoll also discusses the history of research and varying theories in this field before looking to future research directions. This book will be a valuable guide for students and archaeologists, and initiate a major area of debate.
1. Introduction to the Theme 2. History of Research 3. Contemporary Approaches 4. The Case Studies 5. Prospects and Conclusion: Prospects, A Future Approach? Towards a Theory of Archaeology and Religion
Timothy Insoll is Lecturer in Archaeology at the School of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Manchester. His previous publications include The Archaeology of Islam (1999), Archaeology and World Religion (2001) and THe Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africal (2003)
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