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In studying material culture, anthropologists and archaeologists use meaningful physical objects from a culture to help understand the less tangible aspects of that culture, such as societal structure, rituals, and values. What happens when these objects are destroyed, by war, natural disaster, or other historical events? Through detailed explanations of eleven international case studies, the contributions reveal that the absence of objects can be just as telling as their presence, while the objects created to memorialize a loss also have important cultural implications. Covering everything from organ donation, to funerary rituals, to prisoners of war, The Anthropology of Absence is written at an important intersection of archaeological and anthropological study. Divided into three sections, this volume uses the "presence" of absence to compare cultural perceptions of: material qualities and created memory, the mind/body connection, temporality, and death. This rich text provides a strong theoretical framework for anthropologists and archaeologists studying material culture.

Lost articles. --- Material culture. --- Memorials. --- Symbolic anthropology. --- Material culture --- Lost articles --- Memorials --- Symbolic anthropology --- Anthropology --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Change --- Social & Cultural Anthropology --- Social Sciences --- Symbolism in anthropology --- Social sciences. --- Cultural heritage. --- Anthropology. --- Social Sciences. --- Cultural Heritage. --- Culture --- Folklore --- Technology --- Cultural heritage --- Cultural patrimony --- Cultural resources --- Heritage property --- National heritage --- National patrimony --- National treasure --- Patrimony, Cultural --- Treasure, National --- Property --- World Heritage areas --- Human beings --- Primitive societies --- Social sciences