essay

Patterns of burial in the fifth millennium

upon this foundation : the 'ubaid reconsidered : proceedings from the 'ubaid symposium, elsinore, may 30th-june 1st 1988 • Copenhagen • Published In 1989 • Pages: 149-180

By: Hole, Frank, Ubaid Symposium (1988 : Helsingør, Denmark).

Abstract
This work discusses burial practices during the 'Ubaid period and for the fifth millennium in general. Hole defines three dominant patterns of burials during the fifth millennium: 1)familial intramural interments, 2) segregation of infants for sub-floor disposal, 3)standardized disposal in tombs. These patterns are then seen in spatial and temporal perspective, related to ancillary evidence, and assessed in relation to demographic and social processes (p149).
Subjects
Burial practices and funerals
Comparative evidence
tradition
Ubaid
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2006
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
6000-7000 BP (4000-5000 BC)
Coverage Place
Iraq, Iran
Notes
By Frank Hole
For bibliographical references see document 14: Henrickson and Thuesen
LCSH
Ubaid culture