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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"burial sites"”.
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An odontological analysis of 18th and 19th century burial sites from in and around Cape Town
… in the last 20 years has led to the discovery of burial sites 110t sufficiently documented in the city's archival records. Human remains under study were recovered from three different locations namely Cobern Street (11=28) mid 18th century; Marina Residence (11=40) and Polyoak (11=9) both late …
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Grave tales : an osteological assessment of health and lifestyle from 18th and 19th century burial sites around Cape Town
Two unwalled 18th and 19th century colonial burial sites, Cobern Street and Marina Residence, were assessed osteologically and dentally to reconstruct the life histories and activity patterns of the poorer people living at the Cape. This was done to add to the history and knowledge of the …
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Cemetery Siting in the Bluestone Reservation Area, Summers County, West Virginia: 1750-1997
… analyze geophysical attributes of the cemetery sites. As transportation modes changed and improved, the distances from decedent's residences to burial sites increased. Also, cemetery upkeep is somewhat related to ease of accessibility, but other factors enter into this relationship. Personal …
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From the Old to the New World: The Transformation of Kongo Minkisi in African American Art
… Afro-Carolinian face vessels, memory jugs and burial sites. In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, artists appear to have recontextualized elements of minkisi within their work, among these James “Son Ford” Thomas, James Van Der Zee, Betye and Alison Saar, Willie Cole and Renee Stout, …
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Laténská pohřebiště v Praze-Ruzyni a v Praze-Jinonicích
… is to enrich the potential of the flat La Tène burial grounds of the Czech region, which form one of the most important concentrations of this phenomenon in Europe in the period of 4th - 3rd century BC. and to acquaint the archaeological community with finding fund according of new finding …
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Hidden Monuments
Jeju Island’s burial culture is embedded in the island’s distinct landscape, where sandam burial mounds are not isolated monuments but quietly coexist with fields, ranches, and forests. These sites are living records of intangible heritage—ancestral beliefs, Beolcho rituals, and vernacular …
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Duality of Ground: Re-envisioning Space of Death in New York City
… and not, have started to favor cremations over burials for various reasons. This signifies that the spatial and socio-cultural relationship towards the cemetery environs will evolve as societal norms have diversified. Existing cemeteries, anachronistic and stagnant, mark a separation between …
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Late prehistoric mortuary practices : an analysis of the Bethune, Sisterbutte, Glen Ewen and Moose Bay burials in Saskatchewan
There are four known Late Prehistoric burials in Saskatchewan which demonstrate at least two distinct patterns of mortuary behavior prevalent on the Northern Plains. The Bethune burial located near Bethune, Saskatchewan, is an Avonlea burial dating 1389 +/- 40 years BP. This site is the only …
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A Regional Ceramic Analysis of Iron Age II Southeastern Arabia
… attested at a number of functionally specific sites in the United Arab Emirates. These include Iron Age campsites at Muweilah, a shell-midden field and campsites at Hamriyah, burial sites in the Wadial-Qawr and an elite building at Muweilah. A program of ceramic research involving a combination …
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The Human Image in the Iron Age Iconography of Gaul
… in appearance and frequently associated with burial sites. The second much larger Torso group, dates to the late Iron Age with the images depicting a simplified human form. Both groups are considered in relation to the social changes taking place at the time of their production and use.<br/>
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Usage and meaning of early medieval textiles. A structural analysis of vestimentary systems in Francia and Anglo-Saxon England
… by the archaeology from early medieval burial sites and relics. My aims are, first the establishment of a common semiotic plane of interaction and comparison between two types of source material, the historical sources and the archaeology. In order to accomplish this, the disparities …
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Liturgical Inculturation in the Context of Christian and African Burial Rites within Shikundu Areas in Collins Chabane Local Municipality
… It also impacts beliefs regarding death, burial, and mourning. People decide how they prefer to be sent off after death based on their religious beliefs, this includes types of ceremonies and any rituals which need to be done for their souls to be well accepted where they believe souls go …
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Evaluation of Contaminant Containment at Regina Landfill
… at countless landfills and waste disposal sites across North America suggests that these liners tend to act as leak-resistant, and not leak-proof, systems. Across Canada, the designs of these barrier systems at various landfill sites are typically governed by prescriptive engineering design …
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Heads, shoulders, knees and toes: Exploring bodies, body parts and personhood in late Neolithic Malta through funerary taphonomy
… funerary practices at two collective burial sites: the Xemxija Tombs (Malta) and Xagħra Circle (Gozo). The range and sequence of funerary practices are identified through implementing taphonomic analysis to classify the condition and modification of bone and explore dominant trends in …
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Fast track land reform and belonging: examining linkages between resettlement areas and communal areas in Zvimba District, Zimbabwe
… through factors, such as familial relations, burial sites, clubs, ceremonies and labour exchanges with communal areas of origin. The study argues that belonging is an aspect that ties people together despite physical translocation. Thus, this study's contribution is that, within land reform …
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The Northern Powerhouse. A multidisciplinary study of the mortality and morbidity of Northern English communities in the 19th century
… provided by both sources, compare multiple sites throughout northern England, utilise statistical analyses and finally provide an overview of the health and mortality experienced in northern England during this period as presented in the sites studied. The impacts of industrialisation and …
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The Northern Powerhouse. A multidisciplinary study of the mortality and morbidity of Northern English communities in the 19th century
… provided by both sources, compare multiple sites throughout northern England, utilise statistical analyses and finally provide an overview of the health and mortality experienced in northern England during this period as presented in the sites studied. The impacts of industrialisation and …
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Shady Grove Site (22QU525) Quitman County, Mississippi: Analysis of Demographics and Mortuary Practices
… Mississippian Period, based on demographics, burial mode, cemetery location, and associated grave goods.</p> <p>The Burial 43 ossuary, excavated in 2010 contained stacked bundle burials of at least 78 individuals. All age groups and both sexes were present. There were 22 artifacts recovered, …