Burial Practices Flashcards
Where do important sources of arch. evidence come from?
evidence from tumulus graves (large burial mounds ‘barrows’ constructed over grave)
Where is the largest burial ground excavated at?
Hueneburg, also similar ones across Europe
Where/when was woman of vix found?
in 1953 near Mount Lassois, France.
How big was the chamber of woman of vix?
3 metre square chamber
What did the woman of vix chamber contain?
body of a woman, forensic test showed she was 35 year old, lying on a wagon with a golden tore on her head/
What did the tomb contain (woman of vix)?
amber jewellery, silver bowl, bronze basin, huge bronze krater about 4m in diameter and 208 kg.
When was the Hochdorf grave discovered?
late 1970s
Who excacated the tumulus of Hochdorf grave?
Jorg Biel
What did the Hochdorf grave contain?
mound encased body of man about 40 years old and 1.87 m tall laying on huge bronze bier.
also things such as bronze cauldron, wooden comb and gold drinking bowl.
What did the man in hochdorf grave wear?
gold neck ring,brooches, leather belt, gold plated dagger, shoes with gold strips on it.
Fragments of clothing man wore was made form Chinese silk
list 4 types of sacred burial sites found?
- large cemetery sites containing human and animal remains and weapons
- deep ritual shafts containing offering and humans remains
- large rectangular enclosures, surrounded by banks and ditches containing ritual pits.
- sacred wells, votive offerings were given in return for god’s favour.
What was a common practice among the Celts?
ritual killing and destruction of weapons
What was ironic about Greek and Romans shock of Celt’s practice of human sacrifice?
Although Greeks enjoyed gladiatorial displays and beast hunts where many humans and animals sacrificed for sport.
