Papers by Sara Mura
The paper dives into the ethics of archaeological mortuary narratives in relation to a case study... more The paper dives into the ethics of archaeological mortuary narratives in relation to a case study of how archaeologists have interpreted the archaeological mortuary data on child deaths in so‐called Phoenician‐Punic Tophet sanctuaries. By doing so, Mura shows how archaeologists are active agents who have the power to shape mortuary narratives, and the consequent need to raise questions surrounding our responsibilities as archaeologists and start a discussion on best practices for sensitive archaeological mortuary narratives.
Tijdschrift voor Mediterrane Archeologie, 2021
New Frontiers in Archaeology: Proceedings of the Cambridge Annual Student Archaeology Conference 2019, 2020
This article represents an effort to better understand the potential issues that archaeologists c... more This article represents an effort to better understand the potential issues that archaeologists can face when trying to combine old datasets in order to answer new interdisciplinary research questions. By using my research on southern Levantine funerary practices between 1100 BCE and 100 CE as a case study, I intend to confront the common ‘grand challenges’ archaeologists generally encounter when reusing, and necessarily trusting, data other scholars have collected. These challenges are organised into: 1) publication and accessibility, 2) methodologies and multidisciplinary approaches and 3) frameworks and taxonomy. This article does not pretend to provide a definitive solution to the analysed issues, but rather to produce a provocative review on long-standing underestimated difficulties. I argue the necessity to document and address these issues in order to better support data reuse in archaeology
Conference Presentations by Sara Mura
Making sense of death: a sensory reinterpretation of Punic funerary rituals in Sardinia (Italy)
ARCHON DAY, 2020
Doing different things expecting the same results: a new perspective on southern Levantine funerary practices (1000 BC – 100 AD)
ARCHON DAY , 2019
Dead but not buried: the revaluation of material culture and the manipulation of the deceased in the Southern Levant between 1000 BC and 200 AD
Cambridge Annual Student Archaeology Conference, 2019
Open access to a broad range of multidisciplinary published datasets has favored new archaeologic... more Open access to a broad range of multidisciplinary published datasets has favored new archaeological research. However, old datasets might mask discrepancies in data collection, storage, management, and publication. These inconsistencies might result in major issues with data combination, which requires the application of a common methodology to produce a scientifically rigorous analysis. By using southern Levantine funerary customs as a case study, I analyze these grand challenges.
CFP by Sara Mura
Affective landscape and rational identities: sensory approaches in landscape archaeology.
The go... more Affective landscape and rational identities: sensory approaches in landscape archaeology.
The goal of this session is to serve as both an introduction to the topic in its current theoretical contours as well as offering a discussion on practical applications in heritage and archaeological investigations. To bring such research forward, this session calls for contributions that present sensory-based research of the historic cultural landscape (both built and natural environments) from any period and geographical area. Research addressing affective approaches to landscape archaeological investigation, valorization, conservation, or interpretation are welcome.
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Papers by Sara Mura
Conference Presentations by Sara Mura
CFP by Sara Mura
The goal of this session is to serve as both an introduction to the topic in its current theoretical contours as well as offering a discussion on practical applications in heritage and archaeological investigations. To bring such research forward, this session calls for contributions that present sensory-based research of the historic cultural landscape (both built and natural environments) from any period and geographical area. Research addressing affective approaches to landscape archaeological investigation, valorization, conservation, or interpretation are welcome.