Human and Cattle Remains in a Simultaneous Deposit in the Hellenistic Necropolis of Jal al Bahr in Tyre

Initial Investigations

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4700237
AutoresNada Elias (0000-0002-8680-264X, Université de Bordeaux, autor correspondente), Yasha Hourani, R-M Arbogast (0000-0001-5379-7314, Archéologie et Histoire Ancienne : Méditerranée – Europe), Géraldine Sachau-Carcel (0009-0005-4740-922X, Université de Bordeaux), Ali Badawi (0000-0002-3068-9609), D Castex (Université de Bordeaux)
Ano2017
Volume29
Fascículo1-2
Páginas19-32
Data de publicação2017-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCahiers du Centre de recherches anthropologiques (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1297-7810 • E-ISSN: 1777-5469
EditoraOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s13219-016-0168-3
OpenAlexW2547572999
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas29

Excavations at the Hellenistic necropolis of Jal al Bahr in Tyre (southern Lebanon) have uncovered eight human skeletons buried together with the remains of five cattle crania and mandibles and five vertebral segments (thoracic, lumbar, and sacral vertebrae in various combinations). This deposit, which is separate from the primary single burials in the necropolis, revealed human bodies buried in atypical positions simultaneously with cattle remains and has raised the question of the significance of these remains. Archaeoanthropological and archaeozoological approaches were used in this study to elucidate and discuss funerary practices that differed from the classic burial practices known to exist in Hellenistic Tyre

Ancient history · Archaeology · Crania · Geography · Paleopathology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History