11. Funerary Customs of the Silk Road Cultures and Eurasian Acculturation
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 11. Funerary Customs of the Silk Road Cultures and Eurasian Acculturation - Case Studies in the Silk Roads Archaeology |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Branka Franicevic; PhD Candidate, University of Bradford; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Archaeology |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Silk Road; history of trade; trade route; landscape archaeology; Antiquity; Middle Age; early Modern History; Afro-Eurasian trade |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Silk Road; History of Trade |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | The Silk Road routes served as a cultural bridge between East and West. Consequently, certain aspects of funerary archaeology associated with the trade network may disclose a range of cultural adaptations, reflecting the efforts of travellers to accommodate to the environments they encountered. Funerary rituals and artefacts are often connected with symbolic expressions of ethnic identity. The choice of body disposal could reveal not only aspects of cosmological beliefs but also a sense of identity that may or may not be common for the geographical location. This study explores ritual and symbolism of the specific areas of grave practices and furniture, to include: decoration of sarcophagi and funerary beds, the inclusion of grave goods and personal belongings. The first theme discusses the origin and spread of burial masks among Eurasian mounted nomads. The second draws a parallel between sociological processes and patterns of material culture between Turkish burial customs and those of north Chinese territories. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Feb-2023 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
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| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/42858 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.42858 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Case Studies in the Silk Roads Archaeology |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Silk Road, 4th millennium BC to the 10th century AD |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |