Archaeological Burial Practices
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The Ancient Tombs of Palmyra
Palmyra's burials are unique. Situated outside the city walls, they show the changes in burial practice over the city's history and reflect Palmyran beliefs in life after
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Etruscan Tombs
Etruscan burials included both inhumation and cremation. Their tombs are also a major source of information about Etruscan culture.
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Minoan Burial Types and Tombs
Types of Minoan tombs varied across the different regions of Crete. Whether a cave burial or a, chamber or tholos tomb, one thing that they all shared was the communal n
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The Princess of Vix
The Vix burial tells us much about trade, links with other cultures and the standing of women in early Celtic society
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Lindow Man
Archaeologists have established the health, social status, even the last meal and cause of death of this Cheshire bog body. However, why he died is a matter of debate.
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Bog Bodies
Preserved by the acid, oxygen free conditions in peat bogs, bog bodies reveal a great deal about life in the Iron Age. But were they ritual sacrifices or murder victims?
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The Qilakitsoq Mummies
Desiccated by freezing temperatures, the Qilakitsoq mummies provide fascinating information about their lives amongst the Inuit but little about their deaths
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The Takla Makan Mummies
Hundreds of desiccated bodies have been discovered in the Takla Makan desert of China. However, it's Tarim Basin area has yielded the most controversial finds.
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Contributing Articles in Archaeological Burial Practices
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New Clues to Stonehenge Mystery
The latest discovery in the vicinity of Stonehenge in England points to the original landmark being connected to funerals.
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Ocher and Prehistoric Burial Practices
The use of ocher in prehistoric burial practices throughout the world shows the cultural significance that hematite had in mortuary practices among early peoples.
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Tombs of the Orkney Islands, Scotland
Five thousand years ago, at the extreme north of Scotland, people lived, farmed and died, housing their dead in elaborate stone tombs, covered with earthen mounds.
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Human Sacrifice in Ancient America
Ancient American Civilizations live in some infamy for their alleged practices of human sacrifice.
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Mummies From Around the World
Although Egypt is known for its mummies, many other cultures around the world practiced mummifying their dead.
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Death and Preservation in the Ur Elite Cemetery
New research focuses on human sacrifice in the elite cemetery of Ur, in sourthern Iraq, ancestral home of Abraham, and one of the great centres of Sumerian culture
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The Tomb of the Eagles
Human bones from a spectacularly sited neolithic tomb on Orkney produced unique information about the rigours of prehistoric life.
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Shaft Graves at Mycenae
What kinds of artifacts were unearthed from the graves of Mycenae? What was their importance? Is "The Death Mask of Agamemnon" real or a hoax?
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