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Anthropomorphic “Dolls” in the Funeral Rites of Kulevchi VI Burial Ground
Поволжская археология, 2020 The paper analyzes to the concept of the presence of voluminous anthropomorphic “doll” images in the funerary rites of the Fedorovo sites of the late Bronze Age in the South Trans-Urals. The concept was originally proposed by M.P.
Vinogradov Nikolay B.
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Antiquités Africaines, 2020 Since 2017, the Tunisian-French team has been examining the northern periphery of Dougga (Thugga) and in particular the megalithic and Roman north-western funerary area on the cliff top and the sanctuary of Baal Hammon ...
Samir Aounallah +1 more
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Secondary Burial Practices in the Middle Neolithic: Causes and Consequences
Current Swedish Archaeology, 2003 The article discusses the increasing evidence that burial traditions in the Neol ithic are more varied than is otten acknowledged, and focuses especially on the evidence of cremations as a continuous practice throughout the period. This variation should
Åsa M. Larsson
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Mesolithic cremations as secondary mortuary practices at Vlasac (Serbia)
Documenta Praehistorica, 2009 In the course of recent excavations of the Mesolithic-Neolithic site of Vlasac, new light has been shed on the mortuary practices and ritualistic behaviour of the Danube Gorges foragers on the basis of human remains with evidence of diverse treatments of
Dušan Borić +2 more
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Documenta Praehistorica, 2023 The cemetery at Dudka was used in the Mesolithic and Para-Neolithic period. It yielded 25 graves with remains of at least 116 individuals, including 52 who were cremated. Cremation was introduced in the Para-Neolithic, c. 4200 cal BC, and was probably a
Karolina Bugajska
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The manipulation of death: a burial area at the Neolithic Settlement of Avgi, NW Greece
Documenta Praehistorica, 2010 In the Neolithic of Northern Greece the disposal of the deceased is strongly related to the community of the living, and in most cases to the built environment. Burials often occur in close proximity to, or underneath ‘domestic’ structures.
Georgia Stratouli +3 more
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PRELIMINARY DATA ON THE RESCUE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS OF ALBA IULIA - REPUBLICII BLVD. NO. 3
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2023 The rescue archaeological research was undertaken between March – May 2022 in Alba Iulia city, at Republicii Blvd. no. 3.The research perimeter lay within the Olympic Pool area, both inside the former courtyard of the property, on the east and north ...
Vitalie BÂRCĂ +3 more
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Cellulosolitic Microorganisms Activity as an Indicator of Details Funeral Ceremony
Нижневолжский археологический вестник, 2020 The article describes the results and the methodology for determining the initial presence of wares containing cellulose in the Vyatichi funeral ceremony in the Middle Ages in the natural zone of the southern taiga, Moscow region.
Liudmila N. Plekhanova +2 more
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