burial ritual
collocation in Englishmeaningsofburialandritual
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burial
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈber.i.əl/us/ˈber.i.əl/
the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected ...
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ritual
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/us/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/
a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way ...
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(Definition ofburialandritualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These graves are an indication that theburialrituallost its egalitarian outlook, stressing the significance of particular persons.
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Because of the continuity in aspects ofburialritual, barrows could still be interpreted as 'graves of former inhabitants'.
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Theburialritualoffers us no more than an opportunity to study past social changes.
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This definition supposes a direct link betweenburialritualand social structure.
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However, this cannot be inferred fromburialritual, which shows an egalitarian ideology.
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It would therefore be better to state that the 'male component' was more clearly visible in theburialritual.
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Burialritualis defined as the complex of measures and activities carried out during the burial of a person.
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This makes it possible to explain the variability and elaboration of particular aspects ofburialritualin social terms.
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Burialritualbecame an important ' test case ' in the application of the territorial principle.
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This does not, by any means, imply that within this tradition parts of theburialritualhad not been subject to change.
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Firstly, the introduction of an element intoburialritualrepresents something completely new to society.
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Secondly, a certain element can already be in use in other contexts, only after a certain point in time becoming an element of theburialritual.
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The available evidence points to a more intensive manipulation ofburialritualwhen there is a competitive element in society and when status and positions are not clearly defined.
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The skeleton of the adult was not calcined, but instead surrounded by layers of ash and burnt soil a possible indication for aburialritual.
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Almost every body found is wrapped (sometimes partially) in a textile as a part ofburialritual.
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One can read this as implying that burial rituals reflect certain types of social changes, but which are these?
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Fundamentally, secondary burial rituals involved placing a skull under an overturned bowl.
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For this reason, this article seeks to interpret burial rituals on the basis of the social acts of the persons involved.
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Pollen evidence found at the probable family burial suggests that flowers decorated the grave, with a significant likelihood that they were put there as part of a ceremonialburialritual.
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He believed that the analysis of burial structures enables the archaeologist to reconstruct different types of burial rituals, which can then be interpreted in terms of social and ethnic differences.
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