Preistoria Alpina, 49 (2017): 73-83 Preistoria Alpina vol. 49 Preistoria Alpina 2017 ISSN 2532-5957 homepage: http://www.muse.it/it/Editoria-Muse/Preistoria-alpina © 2017 MUSE - Museo delle Scienze, Trento, Italia Articolo Funerary deviancy and social inequality in protohistoric Italy: what the dead can tell Massimo Saracino1*, Elisa Perego2, Lorenzo Zamboni3, Vera Zanoni4 1 PhD, Independent researcher (Verona, Italy),
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[email protected] Key words Summary • “IN or OUT” project Recent approaches to the study of past funerary rites have usually rejected any simplistic equiva- • funerary archaeology lence between social structure and funerary representation, as well as between funerary complex- • north-eastern Italy ity and social complexity. Despite theoretical advancements in funerary archaeology, until recently • protohistory poor and marginal tombs were often disregarded in favor of richer tombs displaying more sophis- ticated burial practices, or were simply attributed to low-ranking individuals or socio-cultural out- siders, with little consideration paid to the different nuances of the funerary record. Parole chiave In this article, we outline a research initiative which aims to provide a systematic investigation of social diversity and social marginality in protohistoric Italy, with particular attention to Veneto and • progetto “IN or OUT” Trentino South-Tyrol (“IN or OUT” project: Phases 1 and 2). • archeologia funeraria • Italia nord-orientale • protostoria Riassunto Recenti approcci allo studio degli antichi riti funerari generalmente respingono ogni generica * Corresponding author: corrispondenza tra struttura sociale e rappresentazione funeraria, così come tra la complessità e-mail:
[email protected] funeraria e quella sociale.