“The ethnoarchaelogical study on the modern cemetery of Durres, Albania”

On April 20th 2006 Ermelinda Hoxhaj presented part of her BA thesis research on the “Ethnoarchaeological study of the modern cemetery of Durres”. She focused her presentation on the methodology, scope and main questions put forward by this study, as well as on the presentation of the cemetery and the structure of data collected during her observations.

The underlining idea of this study, which was appreciated and discussed at length by the participants, was the validity of the ethno archaeological methods and approaches for the interpretation of the archaeological contexts. During the presentation and discussions was underlined the complexity of the funerary data and their interpretation in social terms. Of particular importance seemed the relationship between social forms and their representations in burial. The case of modern cemetery at Durres, seems to confirm the existence of some positive relationships between these two components of society, however complicated and difficult the assessment of this relationship might be.

Lively discussions and debate followed the presentation.

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