The Mortuary Practices of the Early Iron Age Populations: Recent Discoveries at Dzharkutan in Northern Bactria Погребальная практика населения раннего железного века: новые находки из Джаркутана в Северной Бактрии
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2015
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Archaeology Central asiaSujets proches
Rock-tombs Graves Sepulchers Vaults (Sepulchral) Tombstones Funerary monuments Graves Memorial tablets Tablets, Memorial Funeral monuments Gravestones Memorial gardens (Cemeteries) Necropoles Churchyards Burial grounds Graves Necropoli Necropolises Memory gardens (Cemeteries) Graveyards Burying-grounds Necropoleis Memorial parks (Cemeteries) Graves Burial customs Interment Burying-grounds West Turkestan Tūrān Turkestan Central Asia Soviet Central AsiaCiter ce document
Julio Bendezu-Sarmiento et al., « The Mortuary Practices of the Early Iron Age Populations: Recent Discoveries at Dzharkutan in Northern Bactria », HAL-SHS : archéologie, ID : 10670/1.h1mem1
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At the beginning of Iron Age, graves disappear almost completely among the sedentary populations of southern Central Asia. It is clear that across southern Central Asia, indications of burials are rare, with the exception of the discovery of some isolated primary graves and secondary burials. Recent discoveries on the site of Dzharkutan by the French Archaeological Mission in Uzbekistan - Protohistory shed new light on the diverse funerary practices of the Iron Age. These findings demonstrate that practices vary more from the generally accepted absence of bodies and artefacts - supposed to indicate a single funerary treatment: excarnation. Indeed, graves - primary, secondary and multiple - do exist.