essay
Looted graves or burials without bodies?
kurgans, ritual sites, and settlements : eurasian bronze and iron age • Oxford • Published In 2000 • Pages: 215-222
By: Kroll, Ann-Marie.
Abstract
Kroll helped to excavate a kurgan in Russia that contained no human remains. She believes that this represents a cenotaph of the Sargat Culture and she points out the importance of funerary rituals as a way to bring a community together in addition to transfering wealth and power to the living. Kroll also examined records from other Sargat kurgans and found a number of them that also did not contain human remains and that are possible cenotaphs.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Central Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2001
- Field Date
- 1997
- Coverage Date
- Early Iron Age
- Coverage Place
- Bolshe Kazakbaevo II; Russia
- Notes
- Ann-Marie Kroll
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-219)
- LCCN
- 2001320166
- LCSH
- Asia, Central--Antiquities