The north chamber's interments are accompanied by a greater number of ceramic offerings (75 vessels) and nonceramic sumptuary offerings than the south chamber.From theCambridge English Corpus
The original context of thisintermentwas probably lost at the time the foundations were dismantled.From theCambridge English Corpus
This metal has been associated withintermentsince ancient times and used for coffins and coffin linings.From theCambridge English Corpus
In contrast, the other interments contained two or fewer shell beads, and none of the individuals was interred with a pottery vessel.From theCambridge English Corpus
These tombs seem to represent different possibilities ofintermentfor different lineages in a rank society.From theCambridge English Corpus
The desire for nocturnal interments indicated a break from the idea that funerals should be used as the expressions of communal values and unity.From theCambridge English Corpus
The cotton textile appears to be in addition to and overlaying the agave fiber textiles and adornments that covered the interments.From theCambridge English Corpus
Of the 37 limestone bars, eight were located in five different interments; in oneinterment, limestone bars and spindle whorls co-occur.From theCambridge English Corpus
Samples were also obtained from alongside and between individuals, where fibrous material was detected during removal of the interments.From theCambridge English Corpus
Certainly, the more "processing" that is involved in mortuary ritual, the "drier" the ultimateinterment.From theCambridge English Corpus
More than half of these decedents-27-are secondary interments, which means that 84% of the secondary individuals are part of multiple burials.From theCambridge English Corpus
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