Manipulating Bodies, Constructing Social Memory: Ways of Negotiating, Re-inventing and Legitimizing the Past at the Petras Cemetery, Siteia, Crete (original) (raw)

This study investigates the complexities of negotiating and legitimizing collective memory through burial practices at the Petras Cemetery in Siteia, Crete. It examines how physical bodies and grave goods serve as mediums for constructing social memory, highlighting the interplay between memory, tradition, and identity in the context of Aegean archaeology. The findings reveal multiple layers of interpretation and significance in funerary customs, emphasizing their role in both individual and communal memory-making processes.