The topics of style and function within evolutionary archaeology have been the subject of great debate in the field of archaeology in general over the past two decades. Evolutionary archaeologists have a unique perspective on these concepts-one that has sometimes been misunderstood by archaeologists working within other theoretical perspectives.

The dichotomy between style and function was first formulated in the late 1970s by Robert Dunnell and remains axiomatic within the theoretical perspective of evolutionary archaeology. The original definitions of style and function were grounded...

The impressive geographical, temporal, and topical coverage makes this volume by far the best of its kind to appear in recent years. George R. Milner, Pennsylvania State University A kaleidoscopic collection of studies with fascinating insights into the myriad and bizarre ways that our species has treated its
dead global coverage of human interactions with our dead, past and present an indispensable reference for all scholars interested in death and burial. Michael Parker Pearson, University of Sheffield

This collection explores the behavioral and social facets of funerary,...