Gifts for the Afterlife: Evidence of Mortuary Practices on the Necropolis at Marina El-Alamein
ID: | 105860 |
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Dokumententyp: | Artikel in Zeitschrift |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
Veröffentlicht: | Warsaw
(2011)
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Schriftenreihe: | Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean Reports (PAM), 20 |
ISSN: | 12345415 |
Schlagwörter: | MARINA EL-ALAMEIN -> Ortsnamen für Orte der Antike PTOL RÖM ZEIT -> Epochenbezeichnungen PRIVATGRAB -> Gräber TOTENKULT -> Religion im weitesten Sinn |
Seiten: | 619-634 |
Verfügbarkeit: | Lokaler Bestand vorhanden |
Signatur: | Z-PAM |
Onlinezugriff: | Zur Webseite |
Letzte Aktualisierung: | 08.08.2016 |
Eintrag-Nr(alt): | 107561 |
The paper considers the evidence for mortuary practices in the form of grave accompaniments and grave offerings recorded during excavations of the Graeco-Roman necropolis at Marina el-Alamein. Grave goods accompanying burials are modest and scarce. On the other hand, the evidence for offerings confirms that leaving symbolic food and liquids, as well as incense-burning at the graveside were a regular part of mortuary practices, both during the funeral and during later memorial rites. The prevalence of cooking-related and banqueting facilities underscore the importance of memorial feasts for the local community.