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040			_aXX-XxUND _cΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΗ ΤΜΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΤΗΤΩΝ
082	7		_a939.37
100	1		_aSteel, Louise _4aut _9182206
245	1	0	_aDifferential burial practices in Cyprus at the beginnig of the Iron Age / _cLouise Steel.
260			_a[Oxford]: _b[Oxbow Books], _c[1995].
300			_ap. 199-204 : _btables ; _c30 cm.
500			_aIncludes summary in English language (p. 199).
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aIn this paper I discus patterns in the funerary record of Cyprus in the eleventh-tenth centuries BC. I examine the evidence for differential treatment of individuals on the basis of age, sex and social position. (1) Child remains. Initial results are promising. Newly born and premature babies are excluded from burial in formal cemetery areas, and instead are located in settlement contexts, generally close to the city walls. More excavations however, are needed within Early Iron-Age settlements to determine whether it is exclusively this age group which is denied access to formal burial areas. Older children are admitted to ‘’adult’’ cemeteries, though they may be buried in pit/cit graves, rather than in chamber tombs. The ages of the children who are represented in the formal cemeteries are unknown, and so differential treatment according to age is not apparent. (2) Sex differentiation. The results are less promising, as the vast majority of the skeletons have not been sexed. What evidence is available indicates that there is no serious differentiation in a) the treatment/preparation of the corpse, b) the type of burial facility and c) the range of grave furniture. There are certain artifacts that may be restricted to a particular sex though this is only a tentative suggestion. (3) Ranking may be identified by wealth of grave-goods, the occurrence of ‘’symbols of office’’ and the size and type of burial facility. Whilst the contents of most tomb-groups are largely compatible, certain tombs do stand out because of the range and quality of their funerary furniture. It is suggested that these are indicative of ranking.
650		4	_aΑρχαιότητες _9183564
650		4	_aΑρχαιολογία _xΣυνέδρια _9183535
650		4	_aΕποχή του σιδήρου _9184483
650		4	_aΤάφοι _9186769
650		4	_aΤαφή _9186767
650		4	_aΉθη και έθιμα _xΤαφή _9184601
650		4	_aΠαιδιά _xΤαφή _9186164
651		4	_aΚύπρος _xΑρχαιότητες _9185245
773	0		_tThe archaeology of death in the Ancient Near East
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