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Jar burial
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Jar burial is a human burial custom where the corpse is placed into a large earthenware container and then interred. Jar burials are a repeated pattern at a site or within an archaeological culture. W
Limestone burial urn from Cotabato, Philippines, dated approximately 600 CE
Limestone burial urn from Cotabato, Philippines, dated approximately 600 CE
Pot burial from El Badari, Egypt. Late-Predynastic to Proto-Dynastic, circa 3000 BCE. Petrie Museum
Pot burial from El Badari, Egypt. Late-Predynastic to Proto-Dynastic, circa 3000 BCE. Petrie Museum
Diorama of the positions of Maitum cave burial jars from Mindanao, Philippines in the National Museum of the Philippines. Most of the jars containing
Diorama of the positions of Maitum cave burial jars from Mindanao, Philippines in the National Museum of the Philippines. Most of the jars containing human remains had anthropomorphic details, including arms, breasts, and a lid cover shaped like a human head
Woman in a burial jar from the Jar-Burial culture of Mingachevir, Azerbaijan
Woman in a burial jar from the Jar-Burial culture of Mingachevir, Azerbaijan
Secondary burial
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The secondary burial, or “double funeral” is a feature of prehistoric and historic gravesites. The term refers to remains that represent an exhumation and reburial, whether intentional or accidental.
Jar burial
…different locations had different methods, accoutrements, and rationales behind their jar burial practices. Cultural practices included primary versus secondary burial, burial offerings (bronze or iron tools and weapons; bronze, silver, or gold ornaments; wood, stone, clay, glass, paste) in or around burials, and…
Partially reconstructed tree trunk burial – without burial mound – with a secondary burial in a semi-circular extension (background: centre left)
Partially reconstructed tree trunk burial – without burial mound – with a secondary burial in a semi-circular extension (background: centre left)
Detail of the secondary burial. In the foreground is the stone arrangement of the old burial mound. In the background is that of the more recent exten
Detail of the secondary burial. In the foreground is the stone arrangement of the old burial mound. In the background is that of the more recent extension