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The article is dedicated to the results of many-years’ (1990-2010) excavations on the ancient Mordovian Steksovo II burial ground site. The burial ground had functioned in the 3rd to 13th centuries AD.
Martianov Vladimir N. +1 more
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The burials of the kurgan 2 of the Menovnoe VII burial ground (Eastern Kazakhstan) [PDF]
Emerged in the beginning of the 2nd millennium AD, the nomadic confederation of the Kipchaks up until the beginning of the 13th c. dominated the Eurasian steppes, which became known from the 11th c. as Desht-i Qipchaq or Kipchak steppe.
Tkachev A.A. , Tkachev Al.Al.
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The article presents a comparative analysis of the burial rite of the medieval population of the Kama region: bearers of the Lomovatovo and Nevolino cultures.
Artem Al. Nazarov
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The article is devoted to analysis of materials from kurgan-cemeteries of the foothill zone of Central and Eastern North Caucasus regions (from Kabardino-Balkaria to Caspian Dagestan) dating back to the 3rd century BC – early (first half) 2nd century AD.
Vladimir Yu. Malashev +1 more
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Reviving traditional burial rituals with feng shui: changing landscapes in China [PDF]
For centuries feng shui structured the practice of burial in China, only to be prohibited during the People’s Republic when it was declared illegal. With the Reform and Opening-up policy after 1978, feng shui practices have surreptitiously been revived.
Ren, Y., Woudstra, J.
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Sustainable deathstyles? The geography of green burials in Britain [PDF]
In the context of a wider literature on ‘deathscapes’, we map the emergence of a new mode of burial and remembrance in Britain. Since a ‘green’ burial ground was established in Carlisle in 1993, sites for so-called ‘green, ‘natural’ or ‘woodland ...
Kelly, CL +3 more
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Jesus’ interment in Mark 15:42–47: An identifying factor for Jesus’ Jewishness
The story of Jesus’ burial in Mark 15 presents Jewish funeral traditions that show Jesus’ connection to Judaism. This study looks closely at the burial process in Mark, focusing on what happens when Joseph of Arimathea asks for Jesus’ body and makes it ...
Mphumezi Hombana
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To the Question of the Role of a Horse in a Funeral Rite of Kalmyks
On the basis of the analysis of details of carrying out of the bride in the Kalmyk wedding rite a reconstruction of delivery of the dead on a horse to a place of burial and a co-burial of a horse by traditions of the pre-Buddhist beliefs is carried out ...
M. Ochir-Goriaeva
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TRADITIONAL BURYAT BURIALS: CHANGES AND STEREOTYPES
Buryat burials are described with regard to the age and social status of the deceased. Changes and conservative features are evaluated, and cultural stereotypes are discussed. Certain novel traits are due to a recombination of traditional elements; others are caused by external stimuli.
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In this paper, we use a cultural evolution framework and methods to explore how continuity and change can be observed in a relatively small, enclosed space – a single prehistoric burial mound, from Karlstrup, Denmark, with a long and complex history of ...
Matthew Walsh +3 more
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