Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
burial custom
|
| gptkbp:archaeologicalSite |
gptkb:Yaxchilán
gptkb:Bonampak gptkb:Palenque gptkb:Tikal gptkb:Uxmal gptkb:Calakmul gptkb:Caracol gptkb:Copán |
| gptkbp:bodyStyle |
extended
flexed |
| gptkbp:commonerBurials |
simple graves
|
| gptkbp:commonerBurialsLocated |
beneath house floors
|
| gptkbp:eliteBurials |
gptkb:cemetery
|
| gptkbp:eliteBurialsLocated |
beneath pyramids
beneath temples |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Maya burial traditions
|
| gptkbp:includes |
funerary masks
ancestor veneration ceramic vessels cinnabar shell jewelry jade ornaments grave goods ritual music ritual offerings obsidian tools red ochre ritual feasting ritual burning ritual decapitation incense burning sacrificial victims secondary burials body positioning cinnabar on bones dental inlays food and drink for the afterlife reburial skull modification |
| gptkbp:period |
gptkb:Pre-Columbian_era
|
| gptkbp:practicedIn |
gptkb:Maya_civilization
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
honor ancestors
ensure safe passage to afterlife display social status maintain lineage continuity |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Mesoamerica
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Western_Mexico_shaft_tomb_tradition
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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