Essays about: "mortuary practices"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words mortuary practices.

  1. 1. Mortuary practices and social stratification: Iron Age Luistari

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Emily Sara Nicole Suominen; [2022]
    Keywords : Luistari; History and Archaeology;

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  3. 2. Bundle Burials at Ajvide/Jakobs : A taphonomic interpretation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Johanna Pettersson Svärd; [2021]
    Keywords : Bundle burials; mortuary archeology; archaeothanatology; taphonomy; archaeology; osteology;

    Abstract : The burial type referred to as bundle burials was a rare occurrence during the Neolithic era and little research has been done on the topic. Three graves from the Ajvide/Jakobs site at Eksta parish, Gotland have been identified as this specific type of burial. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bogged down: Human preservation and decomposition. Using forensic scoring methods to assess three bog bodies from Denmark, England & Ireland.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Jennifer Carey; [2021]
    Keywords : bog bodies; bog body research; human remains; Denmark; England; Ireland; forensics; decomposition; preservation; taphonomy; depositional environment; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This work looks at three case studies from bog body research in Denmark, England and Ireland in order to investigate the variation of human decomposition in different depositional environments and the application of forensic methods to the area of bog body research in archaeology. The work attempts to assess the chosen case studies using an established forensic scoring method by Heaton et al (2010) and discusses the possible benefits of using an appropriately adapted scoring method for bog body research. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mortuary Practices in LC Cyprus. A Comparative Study Between Tombs at Hala Sultan Tekke and Other LC Bronze Age Sites in Cyprus

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Marcus Svensson; [2020]
    Keywords : Hala Sultan Tekke; Late Cypriote Bronze Age; pit well tombs; chamber tombs; shaft graves; Mycenae.; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates differences and similarities in the funerary material of Late Bronze Age Cyprus in order to answer questions about a possible uniqueness of the pit/well tombs at the Late Bronze Age harbour city of Hala Sultan Tekke. The thesis also tries to explain why these features stand out as singular, compared to the more common chamber tomb, and the reason for their existence. READ MORE

  6. 5. Shifting Memories: Burial Practices and Cultural Interaction in Bronze Age China : A study of the Xiaohe-Gumugou cemeteries in the Tarim Basin

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Yunyun Yang; [2019]
    Keywords : Burial practice; mortuary rituals; social identities; ancestral memories; the Xiaohe-Gumugou cemeteries; Bronze Age; the Tarim Basin; Begravningsseder; gravritualer; social identitet; släktminnen; Xiaohe-Gumugou gravfälten; bronsåldern; Tarimbäckenet;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the burial practices in the Bronze Age Xiaohe-Gumugou cemeteries, north-west China, in order to understand how people constructed their social identities and delivered the social cognitions through generations. The Xiaohe-Gumugou cemeteries, as the main sites of the Xiaohe cultural horizon, have central roles for the understanding of the formation of the Bronze Age cultural groups and the cultural interactions between the west and the east in the Tarim Basin. READ MORE