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RESUMO Neste artigo, temos por objetivo refletir sobre as práticas mortuárias pagãs na Antiguidade Tardia, momento em que, diante da progressiva cristianização do Império Romano, observa-se uma sensível alteração na maneira pela qual gregos e romanos ...
Gilvan Ventura da SILVA
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The aim of this paper is a long-term examination of the history of the collecting of material culture and bio-anthropological remains from the Canary Islands ancient settlers since the 18th century onward.
Carmen Ortiz García
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Religion and ritual markers between the public and the private : Funerary rites in Sweden
Funerary rites function as an arena between the collective and private spheres of society. They symbolises the transcendental quality which is renegotiated in an ever more diverse society but from the perspective of the individual.
Bäckström, Anders,
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Funerary rites in a Neolithic nomad community in Southeastern Arabia: the case of al-Buhais 18
Al-Buhais 18 is a Neolithic site in the United Arab Emirates. It consists of a graveyard with more than 420 individuals, an ancient spring, and a campsite. It is interpreted as a central place for a group of mobile herders in the 5th millennium BC.
Roland de Beauclair +1 more
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The significance of dining in Late Roman and Early Christian funerary rites and tomb decoration
The presented thesis examines dining practices associated with ancient funerary rites, and representations of meals that decorated Roman tombs. Evidence for dining, and its significance in mortuary rites, comes from various sources: from pagan ...
Ingle, Gabriela Elzbieta
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Intentionally broken vessels in Celtic graves
Intentional destruction of objects is a rather frequent phenomenon in the Celtic world. In the past, the attention of researchers was primarily focused on damage to weapons.
Dominik Repka
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Znaczenie i sposób postrzegania duszy w kulturze podhalańskiej
The meaning and perception of soul in the culture of the Podhale region The paper discusses issues related to funerary rites in the culture of the Podhale region and the concept of soul, as laid out in the highlander dialect by Rev.
Agnieszka Gotówka
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Funerary rite and ritual in the province of Scythia Minor. General characteristics
The author makes an analysis of the funerary archeology in the province of Scythia Minor, in terms of the typology of the tombs, the position and orientation of the skeletons and the funerary inventory. In order to extract some general characteristics related to the funeral rite and ritual, was compiled a database that includes 1357 tombs from 19 ...
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THE STONE-CUTTING TRADITION OF SARYARKA AND THE CULTURAL CONTINUITY OF STONE SCULPTURES [PDF]
This article presents a detailed analysis of a complex of stone sculptures dating to the Early Iron Age discovered in the Saryarka region. The morphological and iconographic features of the sculptures are described using newly obtained archaeological ...
Kassenova, A.
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This thesis examines the funerary treatment of non-adults in Ireland and Wales between the first and the ninth century AD. Archaeological, historical and toponymical (place name) evidence indicates that strong cultural connections between these two ...
Shiner, Marion
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