An infant cemetery of the Classic Kerma period (1750–1500 BC, Island of Saï, Sudan)

• Autores: Pascal Murail, Bruno Maureille, David Peressinotto, Francis Geus
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 78, Nº 300, 2004, págs. 267-277
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Excavation of a Classic Kerma cemetery in Sudan revealed a number of burials segregated by age, throwing into question a presumed disregard for the burial of the young. Burial rites were varied according to the age of the deceased and show a remarkable concern for the ritual burial of infants and the stillborn