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A Closer Look At Nabataean Burials, Anna Nielsen
A Closer Look At Nabataean Burials, Anna Nielsen
FHSS Mentored Research Conference
The ancient city of Petra is famous for monumental rock-cut tombs. These structures contain two little-understood mortuary types: primary burial, in which corpses were interred without alteration, and secondary burial, in which corpses were exposed and defleshed. This research explores the circumstances under which Nabataeans received primary or secondary burial.