| Summary: | This paper explores the intricate relations between mortuary ritual practice and the active role of memory in the construction and reconstruction of place by hunter-gatherer groups. The data for this preliminary study are drawn from the Mesolithic shell midden sites located in the Tagus and Sado valleys in Portugal, where ca. 374 human burials have been excavated since the late nineteenth century. The aim of this essay is to rehearse a holistic approach to the study of the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, by sewing together the spheres of death, memory and place.
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