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Burial customs in the Middle Kingdom reflect some of the political trends of that period. During the Eleventh Dynasty , tombs were cut into the mountains of Thebes surrounding the king's tomb or, in local cemeteries in Upper and Middle Egypt ; Thebes was the native city of the Eleventh Dynasty kings, and they preferred to be buried there.
A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. [1] Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
The Archaeology of Death and Burial is an archaeological study by the English archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson, then a professor at the University of Sheffield. It was first published in 1999 by Sutton Publishing Limited, and later republished by The History Press. Parker Pearson's book adopts a post-processual approach to funerary archaeology.
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Mos Teutonicus (English: Germanic custom) or less commonly Mos Gallicus (English: Gallic custom) [1] was a postmortem funerary custom used in Europe in the Middle Ages as a means of transporting, and solemnly disposing of, the bodies of high-status individuals.
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Tombquest is a series of books that is published by Scholastic Inc and was written by Michael Northrop. [1] It follows two main characters, Alex Sennefer and his best friend Ren Duran, as they battle Ancient Egyptian forces.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Bill 351, which legalizes an alternative burial method known as human composting. California's dead will have a new burial option: Human composting Skip to main ...