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Burial customs from the Black Sea
Author(s) : Rompoti Eftichia (8/21/2008)Translation : Koutras Nikolaos
For citation: Rompoti Eftichia, "Burial customs from the Black Sea",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Black SeaURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=11311>
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The Bosporan Kingdom (Last visit: 27/1/2009) Information on the Bosporan Kingdom from the Centre for Black Sea Studies
1. Introduction
2. Necropoleis
2.1. Organization
2.2. Types of graves and funerary gifts
2.2.1. Pit graves
2.2.2. Tumuli
2.3. Grave markers
3. Funerary rites and offerings
3.1. Preparation of the body for burial
3.2. The burial
3.2.1. Inhumation
3.2.2. Cremation
3.3. Funerary gifts
3.4. Ritual customs and funerary offerings
4. Burial customs as a means of determining the ancestry of the deceased
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