Archaeology Religion & Ritual Key Words (1)

1. Religion requiring a ritual specialist, ability to communicate with spirits and act as healers e.g. "birdman" at Lascaux. (9)
6. Objects/food placed in the grave as offerings to the deceased to accompany them into the afterlife e.g. cart, couch and golden shoes at Hochdorf. (5, 5)
7. Funerary Ritual where the body is burnt e.g. Vedbaek Gongehusveg 7. (9)
8. A belief that nature is energized by distinct personalized spirit beings separable from bodies e.g. River Thames in the Iron Age. (7)
9. Particular activities involved in the proper treatment and disposal of the body after death. (8, 6)
10. The meaning behind images, writing systems and pictures, used to communicate the truth and propaganda e.g. European Rock Art. (3, 11)

2. The worship/belief of a single paramount god e.g. Willendorf. (10)
3. The disposal of a dead body by specifically placing it in a dug hole in the ground. Laid out in many different positions e.g. Grave 8 at Vedbeak. (10)
4. The activity, actions that past peoples carried out in line with what they believed e.g. astronomical rituals at Stonehenge. (6)
5. A place between worlds/states (a boundary) e.g. cave walls in the Shamanistic interpretation of cave art. (7)

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