Learning from the Dead: How Burial Practices in Roman Britain Reflect Changes in Belief and Society

Authors

Samuel F. Engel, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2019

Document Type

Student Research Paper

Date of Creation

Spring 2019

Department 1

Anthropology

Abstract

This paper begins by examining the burial traditions of the Iron age Britons and Classical Romans to see how these practices reflect their societal values and belief systems. The funerary methods of both the Britons and Romans are then analyzed following the Roman occupation of Britain in 43 AD to see how these practices changed once the two groups came into contact with each other. The findings show that rather than Romanization, there is a hybridization of burial practices which incorporated and reflect both Roman and British beliefs and values.

Comments

Written for ANTH 400: Anthropology Capstone

Copyright Note

This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.

Recommended Citation

Engel, Samuel F., "Learning from the Dead: How Burial Practices in Roman Britain Reflect Changes in Belief and Society" (2019). Student Publications. 710.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/710