Cemeteries - Science topic

Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the mesiodistal and buccolingual alveolar diameters and the usual crown and cervical diameters and to test the reliability of these alveolar measurements for their application in dental anthropology in cases of missing teeth. Methods: A total of 127 skeletal indivi...

Keramički materijal uobičajena je i često najzastupljenija vrsta nalaza na arheološkim nalazištima te su od mlađega kamenog doba brojni nalazi ulomaka lončarije tipičan rezultat arheoloških iskopavanja. Ipak, od srednjeg vijeka lončarija postaje izniman nalaz na grobljima oko crkava, a zbog često intenzivnog ukopavanja pokojnika obično je lišena iz...

After a long-distance migration, Avars with Eastern Asian ancestry arrived in Eastern Central Europe in 567 to 568 ce and encountered groups with very different European ancestry1,2. We used ancient genome-wide data of 722 individuals and fine-grained interdisciplinary analysis of large seventh- to eighth-century ce neighbouring cemeteries south of...

Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women remarkable¹. In southern Britain, the Late Iron Age Durotriges tribe often buried women with substantial grave goods². Here we analyse 57 ancient genomes from Durotrigian burial sites and find an extended kin group centred around a single maternal lineage, with unrelated (presumably inwar...

Heaps of ruining textiles lie in a clothing graveyard. The items, made through significant effort and environmental cost and then abandoned, imply a vast decadence to c21 consumer capitalism. Codes, diligence plans and disclosures by the companies grow in reach and complexity, after the optimism of governance, but still the ruin rises. Such is the...

The objective of the research was to evaluate the dysergonomic conditions and factors of musculoskeletal conditions in gravediggers of a private cemetery. Materials and methods: The study was framed in the quantitative, field, non-experimental paradigm of a descriptive level with an ergonomic approach. The population and sample was census type and...

The Roman city of Ovilava (today Wels in Upper Austria) was one of the most important commercial, cultural and administrative centres in the province of Noricum due to its favourable location at the crossroads of two important highways. Founded in the 1st century AD, Ovilava remained a civilian town until its demise at the end of the 5th century. I...

The Tawny Owl , which has been absent as a nesting species within inner Paris since 2012, has been the subject of increasing opportunistic observations at the PèreLachaise cemetery. Therefore, in 2024, the LPO and the DEVE initiated a study to monitor the nesting of the species in this cemetery in order to better understand its reproduction. The re...

The structure of Sepedi traditional praise poem, a psalm (of the Bible) and a hymn (of Lutheran Church). Readers appear to recognise similarities in the structures of hymns, psalms, and ancient praise poems. This article examines whether the proposition is based on facts or truth. Similarity or difference will be realised by contrasting the strata...

PERSONS KILLED AND DIED OF WOUNDS IN THE FIGHTS FOR LVIV IN SEPTEMBER 1939 RECORDED IN LIBER MORTUORUM OF ST.MARY MAGDALENE PARISH IN LVIVFrom the first day of World War 2, Lviv, one of the largest Polish cities, was the aim of German air force attacks. On 12 September 1939, German troops made the first attempt of capturing the city. Eventually, af...

Introduction Contemporary dietary and nutritional transitions are commonplace, but difficult to study directly. In Brazil, and Latin America, this generalized process, leading to current obesity and malnutrition problems, started more than four decades ago. Although body weight and food availability are used to measure changes, not much information...

This article explores the impact of seventeenth-century Spanish colonization on Indigenous CHamoru mortuary practices and presents the osteoarchaeological study of human remains recovered from the church and cemetery of San Dionisio in Guåhan (Guam), Mariana Islands. The construction of San Dionisio was connected to the arrival of Jesuits missionar...

On the basis of multivariate statistical methods, the present paper analyzed slag inclusions trapped in iron samples from the Baozishan cemetery site in Chengdu Plain of the Eastern Han dynasty (25 AD – 220 AD). The results reveal that forged iron tools from the site were all made from bloomery iron and the only weapon was forged from fined iron. A...

Paintings by Adam Chmielowski from late 70’ties of the 19th century and from 1880 are interpreted by historians of art as landscape paintings. Yet those who knew Chmielowski personally, like Henryk Sienkiewicz, writer and art critic, and also Konstanty Michalski, theologian and priest, thought that they show Chmielowski’s penchant for Christian mys...

Zasadnicze cele pracy to ukazanie genezy cmentarzy protestanckich w koloniach józefińskich w województwach małopolskim i podkarpackim, próba określenia współczesnego stanu zachowania analizowanych cmentarzy oraz ukazanie owych obiektów jako przyszłej destynacji turystycznej. Ważną intencją tekstu było przedstawienie mieszkańcom owych wsi oraz ogóło...

The Dahekou cemetery in southern Shanxi Province is an important archaeological site dating to the Western Zhou period (1046 BC-771 BC). Based on the inscriptions on funerary artefacts, the cemetery is believed to belong to a local enfeoffed state named Ba (霸), which was not mentioned in historical records. Previous archaeological studies failed to...

This article initially, examines qualitatively the recent developed project of Greek Military Tourism, in the context of a relevant memorandum of cooperation, signed at Athens in 2021. Then it studies the proposed network of war museums and monuments in Greece. Afterwards it observes whether the design and implementation of the above mentioned proj...

The over-exploitation of forest resources in the Lubumbashi Charcoal Production Basin in south-eastern DRC is accelerating deforestation and miombo woodlands degradation, jeopardizing the livelihoods of local communities. In this situation, current forestry policies remain ineffective, not least due to the failure to integrate traditional ecologica...

The collection of the State Historical Museum contains a significant collection of ceramic oil lamps from the Northern Black Sea region and the Mediterranean region of the 6th century BC – 5th century AD. An important part of these lamps comes from sites of the Asian Bosporos. It should be noted that the studied objects were found not only in settl...

We present a comprehensive genetic investigation of Late Neolithic (LN) and Early Copper Age (ECA) populations living in the Carpathian Basin, leveraging whole genome data from 125 previously unreported individuals. Using population genetics, kinship analyses and the study of networks of identity-by-descent haplotype segment sharing, we elucidate t...

The over-exploitation of forest resources in the Lubumbashi Charcoal Production Basin in south-eastern DRC is accelerating deforestation and miombo woodlands degradation, jeopardizing the livelihoods of local communities. In this situation, current forestry policies remain ineffective, not least due to the failure to integrate traditional ecologica...

Prapovijesno gradinsko naselje Grad u Nakovani jedno je od najistaknutijih naselja iz brončanog i željeznog doba na južnom dijelu istočnojadranske obale. O njegovoj važnosti kao i kompleksnom kulturnom krajoliku u kojem se nalazi, osim do sada pronađene materijalne ostavštine, svjedoče i brojne kamene gomile koje se nalaze u okolici Grada, posebno...

A colossal mosque, recently built by the current Islamic conservative government, now threateningly looms over Taksim Square where the memories of the Gezi Park protests silently mingle with the spirits of the Armenian cemetery lying beneath. The recent transformation of Istanbul's historically most contested urban space, once recognized as Christi...

The increasing demand for SSDs coupled with scaling difficulties have left manufacturers scrambling for newer SSD interfaces which promise better performance and durability. While these interfaces reduce the rigidity of traditional abstractions, they require application or system-level changes that can impact the stability, security, and portabilit...

A hearse is a vehicle for conveying the coffin at a funeral. The name hearse is derived, from the French herse, from the Latin herpex, which means a harrow. The funeral hearse was originally a wooden or metal framework, which stood over the bier or coffin and supported the pall. An EV hearse is a funeral vehicle powered by electricity rather than a...

This study assessed the safety against overturning of an old entrance structure located at the entrance of Lady of Solitude Cemetery (1850) in Belém do Pará/Brazil. A non-destructive technique using ground penetrating radar (GPR) was used to map the existing foundation and the assessment was made by analyzing the action of load on its centroid and...

Mount Akraia, located in the northeastern Greek Peloponnese, hosted an open-air worshiping site beginning in the tenth/ninth c BCE. The space gained popularity and was quickly transformed into a monumental sanctuary known as the Argive Heraion. The sanctuary is elevated and easy to spot from a distance; it provides unobstructed views of the surroun...

During the brutal Indonesian occupation of Timor‐Leste from 1975 to 1999, over 100,000 Timorese out of an estimated population of 650,000 lost their lives; thousands more suffered a range of horrific human rights violations. This paper discusses ‘dark tourism’—tourism linked with this violent past—in Timor‐Leste's post‐independence era. The paper f...

The article, based on the findings of Sławoj Tanaś, is an attempt to present thanatouristic dimension of Italian voyages of Andrei Muraviev in 1845. The research material consists of two works: Roman Letters and Appendices to “Roman Letters”. Various death spaces visited by the writer in Italy can be divided into two categories. The first and most...

Hallstatt, located in the Salzkammergut in Upper Austria, with its salt mines and cemetery represents one of the most significant prehistoric sites of Central Europe, coining the term “Hallstatt period” (circa 800 to 450 BCE = Early Iron Age). This status is largely due to the exceptional preservation of organic finds in the mines, which have contr...

Este estudo objetiva identificar as perceções de usuários da plataforma TripAdvisor acerca das suas experiências de Dark Tourism (DT) nos atrativos brasileiros do Museu da Loucura, Museu do Holocausto e Cemitério da Consolação localizados, respetivamente, nos estados de Minas Gerais (MG), Paraná (PR) e São Paulo (SP). Metodologicamente, trata-se de...

Abstract: Excavations in 2023 conducted at the cemetery of the Lusatian culture population in Dabrowa, state. 2, Wieluń district contributed to the discovery of an ashless corpse burial no. 24. Dated to the Halstatt period, the grave contained burnt human bones, fragments of pottery from various vessels, and metal objects showing features of burnin...

The bronze belts represent one of the most notable artefacts left by the ancient cultures of the Caucasus, and indeed the most striking ones from an artistic point of view. These belts represent the development of various artistic styles and are remarkable expressions of the advanced metalworking that developed in the mountain-ous highlands of the...

The article highlights the legal challenges faced by Hasidic non-profit organizations operating in Poland. These organizations are established by foreign Hasidic communities with the goal of recovering places of worship lost in the post-war years and facilitating pilgrimages to these sites. These places, as a result of World War II and the actions...

Esta pesquisa é um resultado de um levantamento e análise do cemitério de Santo Antônio, ES,a partir da representação infantil na arte cemiterial. A análise será composta por um estudo dos elementos fotográficos e escultóricos, evidenciando o papel da arte cemiterial na cultura capixaba, e sua correlação com diferentes povos e tradições ao redor do...

The subject of this study is grave no. 10 of the Globular Amphora Culture discovered in cemetery no. 23 in Sadowie near Opatów, in the Sandomierz Upland. Based on observations made during fieldwork as well as analyses of documentation, it was determined that the feature had two stages of use. The first was as an above-ground structure like a house...

Analizy paleobotaniczne wskazują, że wśród naczyń klepkowych notowanych w grobach na terenie ziem polskich przeważają okazy wykonane z drewna cisowego (14 egzemplarzy). Częste wyposażanie pochówków w pojemniki cisowe znajduje potwierdzenie dla wielu obszarów europejskich i nie ogranicza się tylko do wczesnego średniowiecza. Obserwacja ta skłania do...

This study explores land use change plans to be utilized fairly, sustainably, and resiliently for the benefit of rural community life in Tarumajaya Village, Indonesia. This study uses a qualitative method, with a case study approach to describe the land use change plan that can be utilized for the benefit of community livelihoods in Tarumajaya Vill...

This study investigates the underlying mechanisms driving the formation of the largest known burial site of the Northern European Mesolithic, Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov (YOO). Radiogenic strontium isotope analysis (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) was used to identify group dynamics within the cemetery and examine the site’s place within local and supra-regional networks. Th...

To this day the cultural landscape of Mongolia is dominated by extensive cemeteries of the Bronze and Iron Ages with their massive stone constructions visible above ground. Despite numerous selective excavations, they remain misunderstood in many respects. Therefore, this study approaches four cemeteries in Central Mongolia holistically, examines t...

This paper presents a special category of textile-related artefacts, hook pins, interpreted as the remains of spindles. The study is based on tools discovered in burials of the population of the Wielbark culture in Czarnówko, Lubowidz and Wilkowo Nowowiejskie, Lębork district (PL). The collected materials were not only analysed typologically but we...

Munchaktepa burial is an ancient Cemetery and belongs to 4 to 7 century which is located in Ferghana Valley. Local archaeologist has found some textile and garment in Munchaktepa burial since 1987 that is very rare in Central Asian. This article mainly introduces the location and age of the Munchaktepa burial, and the type and style of garment acce...

Height estimation is one of the main ways to understand how the physical characteristics of a population works. In addition, it allows us to identify the differences and similarities within groups, both close and distant geographically and/or chronologically. In this study we present new anthropological data from the excavation of two areas of the...

Abstract: The present article presents a newly published volume, as a result of the collaboration between the „Istros” publishing house of the "Carol I" Museum of Brăila and the "Constantin Matasă" publishing house from Piatra Neamț, in the prestigious "Bibliotheca Memoriae Antiquitatis" collection, which has now reached the number XLVI. The volume...

This study investigates one of the most significant features of the social history of Mahabad, which is one of the famous cities in Kurdistan. Inspite of that Mahabad was the capital of Republic of Kurdistan politically, it, socially, had a long social characteristic. Because Mahabad located on one of the commerce roads between East and West, it be...

Between the mid-11th century and the mid-13th century, the Cuman-Kipchak tribal confederation, which dominated the Kazakh and Eastern European Steppes, became acquainted early, already in the 11th century, with various eastern branches of the Christian religion, including the teachings of the Nestorian, Russian Ortodox, Byzantine, Georgian, and Arm...

In this paper we present new AMS radiocarbon dates from the Bronze Age cemetery of Tiszafüred-Majoroshalom excavated between 1961 and 1972. The cemetery provides crucial information on the cultural development and chronology of the Bronze Age Otomani-Füzesabony and the Tumulus cultures of Eastern Central Europe, in addition to the transition betwee...

THE SIKSA KUBUR FILM AS A MEDIUM FOR SOCIO-RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE: CONSIDERING REPRESENTATION AND MAKING SENSE OF CRITICISM. This article underscores the role of film as a bridge between religious beliefs and social realities, employing Krippendorff's Content Analysis Model to examine Joko Anwar's Siksa Kubur. By progressing through eight stages, the...

Traditional models of interaction in northern Sudan have innate Egyptological, elite, and urban biases which have relegated certain areas to mere peripheries of more ‘established’ and ‘central’ sites. In order to reach a higher resolution understanding of cultural dynamics and diversity of ancient Nilotic groups, the DiverseNile project has establi...

The urgency of the problem under investigation is caused by its being poorly studied in the national historiography. It is devoted to one of the main features distinguishing the Polish-Lithuanian Tatars from others – religion which they kept from the moment of emergence in the Grand Duchy Lithuania, further the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It wa...

The Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery, established in 1845, served as both an exemplary burial space and a refuge from the ‘degenerative’ tropical urban environment for the British during the second half of the nineteenth century. This article argues that what constitutes the sacredness of the cemetery was not merely Christian values, but a mixture of pe...

The article is dedicated to the relationship between the authorities and the Church regarding the body of a criminal after execution. Such an existential event for society traditionally fell within the realm of religious beliefs and church rituals. At the same time, the death penalty has always undoubtedly been one of the most important channels of...

The archaeological explorations on the island of Sviyazhsk, which are conducted more actively in recent years, allowed discovering the complicated history of ancient days hidden and buried deep in the ground of the island which in the mid-fifties was completely cut off from the modern world by the waters of the Kuibyshev reservoir. Mapping of the n...

Recently, the specialized literature in the field of archeology / history has been enriched with a new contribution, thanks to the energetic colleague George-Dan Hânceanu, seconded by Angela Simalcsik, Robert Daniel Simalcsik and Andrei Baltag. The volume, under its full title "Cemetery of the poslushniks of the Roman bishopric within the premises...

The study of death seems to be a common topic in the fields of visual arts and literature, but its representation in architectural development appears to be predominantly limited to graveyards. This article references modern cemeteries but goes beyond their physicality to explore the changing nature of death and its underlying causes. The shift in...

This study has sought to find out the total area of waqf land in the West Bank, in terms of its types, and the efficiency of its investment. To these two ends, the researcher has tackled three major tracks: total area of waqf land in the West Bank; reality of its exploitation in the West Bank governorates; and efficiency of its investment. During h...

This chapter discusses the growth of prostitution in a local settlement in the Putat Jaya area, Surabaya, from 1967 to 1999. The main interconnections among morality, colonialism, prostitution, and contemporary urbanism are explored and established so that the Putat Jaya case might shed light on the problems of prostitution and morality in urban In...

The city of Ibarra reveals a promising potential for the development of tourist attractions, especially in the field of “dark tourism” and even more so by taking advantage of augmented reality technology. This opportunity is presented as a clear path towards the incorporation of such technology, covering not only cemeteries, but also homes with sto...

Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir acerca dos elementos tipográficos em cemitérios protestantes de origem britânica no Brasil. Os cemitérios em questão é o Cemitério dos Ingleses de Recife, em Pernambuco, e, o Cemitério dos Ingleses de Salvador, Bahia, ambos os cemitérios edificados no início do século XIX. A discussão deste texto se debruça so...

This article is about to discover the concept of rural tourism developmental strategies based on rural and local wisdom in the Island of Bawean in Gresik Regency. The research uses qualitative mrthod in which the mapping and inventory of primary data sources of rural based potential tourism with local wisdom are taken. The results show that the tou...

The NorthEastern Vindhya is one of the important regions for archaeological vestiges. Material remains reported in this area confirmed the presence of humans since prehistoric times. During the protohistoric period, the area is dotted with megalithic burial cemetery sites indicating a favorable place for those. Numerous burial cemetery sites and ty...

Based on the archaeological evidences from the Silk Road, this paper reviews animal pattern on the embroidered textiles of the Han and Tang dynasties (2ndC BC- 9thC AD). The evidences show that animal pattern is widely found on the embroidered textiles unearthed from the graveyards or ancient sites along the Silk Road and particularly rich in varie...

Systematic studies on Late Islamic cemeteries that integrate architectural, ritual, and biological aspects remain relatively rare, particularly in Islamic countries or regions with an active Muslim presence. Typically, available research focuses more on epigraphic and artistic features. Since 2018, excavations at the Cathedral and surveys in the ru...

Located in the western border of the motherland, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region used to be the hub of the ancient Silk Road. Known as Western Regions, it has created splendid multi-ethnic cultures with distinctive geographical features. With its multiple archeological resources, there are many exquisite historic relics unearthed here, which shoc...

This paper presents taphonomic data from the medieval Portuguese site of Largo Cândido dos Reis that contains the presence of both Christian (n = 217) and Islamic (n = 422) burials. The presence of two faith communities with differing funerary customs utilizing the same geographic space offers a unique opportunity to conduct a comparative approach...

The Iberian Peninsula, rich in archaeological and anthropological records, has experienced significant population migrations throughout history, including Celts, Romans, and Muslims. The city of Mérida, an important city during the Islamic period, experienced important transformations, especially after the fall of the Umayyad caliphate. In 2009, an...

In 1958, work began on preparing a new cemetery law, which was to replace the interwar regulations. The Office for Religious Affairs of the Polish People’s Republic (Urząd do spraw Wyznań, UdsW) was involved in its drafting. The UdsW’s main demands were for increased state supervision of the administration of parish (or generally religious) cemeter...

This research examines the cultural and religious interactions between Muslim and Hindu communities in Makam Medana, North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Using a qualitative method with a case study approach, data was collected through direct observation, in-depth interviews, and document analysis with Fritjof Schuon's theory of social esotericism use...

Important new evidence for cursing during the Early to Middle Roman periods has come to light at the port-town of Kenchreai near Corinth. Chamber tombs in the cemetery north of the harbor have produced three inscribed lead tablets, one inscribed lead canister, and associated deposits from funerary ritual. The texts in different hands variously cont...

Objectives Burial space reuse and prolonged interaction with the dead were common practices in the Isthmo-Colombian Area, dating back to at least the Early Ceramic Period in the Greater Coclé region. However, biological and social relationships of individuals interred in collective burial contexts remain unclear. Here, we explore intra-cemetery bio...

Death on a grand scale. Modern architecture for the high-density Latin American necropolis. The great migratory waves experienced by many Latin American cities at the beginning of the 20th century resulted in the congestion of their cemeteries some decades later. After World War II, the high demand for burials, as well as the need to reduce their c...

The NorthEastern Vindhya is one of the important regions for archaeological vestiges. Material remains reported in this area confirmed the presence of humans since prehistoric times. During the protohistoric period, the area is dotted with megalithic burial cemetery sites indicating a favorable place for those. Numerous burial cemetery sites and ty...

The relationship between plants and humans is a multifaceted phenomenon that has developed both physically and conceptually since the dawn of human existence. This relationship spans a wide spectrum, from meeting basic needs such as nutrition and shelter to providing aesthetic and spiritual fulfillment. The presence of plants at every level of Masl...

Cremation is prevalent over the longue durée in northern Germany from the Bronze Age period II to the Viking period. This interview explored both continuities and variabilities in cremation practices and their use alongside inhumation practices. New methods and interpretative approaches to cremation practices and cemetery spaces are considered, dra...

My paper, “In the Shadow of Cypresses,” explores the poignant story of Gotham Eodeben, a young man from the the island of Nauru in the Pacific Ocean who died in Istanbul in 1917 and was buried in an anonymous plot in the Feriköy Protestant Cemetery. His relatives have waited more than a century to find out what happened to him.

Representative samples from various vessels found in an Avar cemetery at Mödling-An der Goldenen Stiege were analysed using archaeometrical methods. The samples were selected by Falko Daim in 1997. This paper gives a short overview of the methods applied for the archaeometric pottery analyses, presenting some typical examples and providing a first...

On August 19, 1991, during the Greater-Serbian aggression on Croatia, two explosive devices were set and activated at the door of the Jewish Community Center and in the Jewish section of Cemetery Mirogoj in Zagreb. The terrorist act was a false-flag operation, later called Labrador, performed by the Yugoslav People’s Army Counter-intelligence servi...

This paper highlights recent research and science communication activities on “Roman Traismauer,” the ancient settlement of Augustianis. In 2021, sites along the Danube in Austria were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment).” This frontier zone (ripa) of forts and watchtowers shap...

The article deals with results of airborne laser scanning, which was undertaken with drone above selected locations of kurgans of the Sargat culture in the middle Irtysh river basin (Omsk region) and its correlation with total station data of terrain survey. The selected scanning area covers imposing “Princely kurgans” situated on a plowed field an...

The Heimajing cemetery of the Han Dynasty is in southwestern China's most famous tin‐mining area. Smelting relics, such as tin ore and lead ingots, unearthed from Heimajing cemetery indicated the people were probably involved in mining and smelting. We used chemical composition and lead isotope analyses to study 76 samples from bronze artifacts and...

The article presents the origins, functioning and the liquidation of Sammellager Bogusze, one of five collective transit camps in the Bialystok District, intended for the Jewish population under the „Reinhardt” action. It detained Jews from Augustów, Grajewo, Rajgród, Goniadz, Stawiska, Szczuczyn, Trzcianne and the camp in Milewo. The author determ...

The article deals with the ethno-cultural situation in the Dnipro Left Bank Forest-Steppe region during the Hunnic period based on a consideration of material from the sites discovered in this region, primarily burial sites, that contain finds from the last quarter of the 4th – the first half of the 5th century B.C.The sites were divided into three...

This paper investigates different body techniques for carrying heavy loads by individuals buried at Abu Fatima, a Nubian Bronze Age cemetery in Sudan. Drawing on iconographic evidence from ancient Egypt and Nubia, as well as African and other ethnographic records, the paper aims to understand gendered patterns behind load-carrying practices and the...

The first-born neutron star in a binary system will function as a pulsar for a few million years, and then die a natural death as its period lengthens. During mass transfer from the companion star, the dead pulsar will be resurrected from its graveyard. In its reincarnation, the recycled pulsar will have a short rotation period and a much smaller m...