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Archaeologists have understood the value and necessity of a regional approach for a number of years, with the application of regional studies focused primarily on settlements. However, a regional approach is equally valuable in the study of mortuary practices. I have previously argued (Goldstein 1980, 1981) that intra-and intersite spatial dimensions are critical components of mortuary analysis because of the multidimensional nature of mortuary ritual. In particular, for hierarchically organized societies such as the Middle Mississippian cultures of the eastern United States (ca. a.d. 1000–1300), it is impossible to determine the full range of statuses, burial types, or other partitions from the study of only one cemetery. However, even for cultures with less social differentiation, a regional perspective can provide important information on social organization. When the spatial dimension is extrapolated to an even broader scale—that of mortuary sites against the landscape—the interaction of settlement, mortuary practices, and land use in general can be examined.
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Goldstein, L. (1995). Landscapes and Mortuary Practices. In: Beck, L.A. (eds) Regional Approaches to Mortuary Analysis. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1310-4_5
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