Clusters of death, pockets of survival: Dynamic modelling and GIS

Ezra Zubrow

doi:10.4324/9781315887708-17

Clusters of death, pockets of survival: Dynamic modelling and GIS

Ezra Zubrow

Anthropology

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Abstract

In the pale moonlight, one sees figures dancing. They spin, gavotte across the stage, and fall - never to rise again. Each dancer commands the scene for only a brief moment. Then they are replaced by one of the many ‘wallflowers’ waiting in the wings. There is a seemingly endless progression of would-be dancers. Our fascination with the danse macabre is not accidental. It speaks to one of the central events of our actuality - the anticipation of our ultimate lack of existence.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Time, Process and Structured Transformation in Archaeology
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	216-253
Number of pages	38
ISBN (Electronic)	9781134524952
ISBN (Print)	0415117887, 9780415589093
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315887708-17
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

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