TY  - BOOK
T1  - Gifts for the Afterlife: Evidence of Mortuary Practices on the Necropolis at Marina El-Alamein
T2  - Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean Reports
A1  - Zych, Iwona
PP  - Warsaw
YR  - 2011
UL  - http://aegyptiaca.uni-muenster.de/Record/105860
AB  - 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.
KW  - MARINA EL-ALAMEIN : Ortsnamen für Orte der Antike
KW  - PTOL RÖM ZEIT : Epochenbezeichnungen
KW  - PRIVATGRAB : Gräber
KW  - TOTENKULT : Religion im weitesten Sinn
ER  -