Immortal Maidens: The Visual Significance of the Colour White in Girls’ Graves on Viking-Age Gotland
The purpose of this paper is to explore the significance of the colour white of cowry shell-beads in burials from the Viking Age on Gotland, considering aspects of gendered age identities as well as fertility and status.
What actually is a deviant burial? Comparing German-language and Anglophone research on deviant burials
‘Deviant burials’ are generally associated with bizarre practices like decapitations and strange body positions.
