This despite the work of those like Joanna Brück who have been steadily dismantling these ideas for decades. A recent and accessible demolition of the myth of 'status' via 'wealth' of 'chiefs' in the Bronze Age can be read online here:https://www.academia.edu/9811954/The_myth_of_the_chief_prestige_goods_power_and_personhood_in_the_European_Bronze_Age …
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In conclusion, aDNA has completely outgrown the archaeological materials on which it claims to be based, and now forms its own authority. Not only did the post-processual critique fail, the discipline of archaeology is now officially surplus to requirements of 'hard science'
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Question regarding this: I know this is about the Bronze Age but when we get into the late Iron Age/Early Medieval horizon, is it now outdated scholarship to discuss “high-status” burials as we have defined them? (Sutton Hoo, Prittlewell Chamber)? Is it possible to know?
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It should be but isn't. I'm sure
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Presents a problem for my upcoming chapter on burial and kingship. Ah well.
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It’s my thesis. So no. Lol.
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The chapter needs to be written. What conclusion I will draw I don’t know yet. But I don’t want to go in with preconceived notions. I’m looking at so-called high status/royal burials. Are they royal? Why do we think they are?
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Only 6 days ago you were not only on here directly and unambiguously calling me condescending, disingenuous, lying and a poor researcher, but you were using this medium to reprimand others for reading my blog.
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Sir, you were spreading misinformation, and the people congratulating you for that deserved to know all sides. And instead of apologizing you dug in your heels. But I was not the one who tagged you here. I wouldn’t have asked you about this at all.
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