| Super-types: | None |
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| Sub-types: | None |
| Name | burialType |
|---|---|
| Used by (from the same schema document) | Complex Type archaeologicalTaphonomyType |
| Abstract | no |
| Documentation | Burial is treated here as a subset of taphonomy as the elements deal mainly with the condition, preservation, movement or alignment of human material in a burial. Details of the physical grave are held separately as part of the archaeological provenance. |
'Free text terms or description of the type of burial e.g. war grave, plague pit, cremation burial, cist, royal tomb, mausoleum, charnel house, chambered long barrow , ice mummy etc.'
'classifies the burial as to whether it was the first and last resting place or whether it was a secondary burial for either ritual reasons or some other cause or possibly a natural burial (e.g. rock-fall)'
'classifies the burial as to whether it was the first and last resting place or whether it was a secondary burial for either ritual reasons or some other cause or possibly a natural burial (e.g. rock-fall)'
'describes whether the burial is a single occupancy burial or a multiple and if multiple whether interment was at the same or different times'
'free text field for describing later disruption or disturbance of burial - mainly by human agenc e.g. tomb robbing, exhumation, scavengers etc.'
'Records any preparation and burial practices that are recorded for the remains (specimen) e.g. mummification, defleshing, ritual cannibalism etc.'
'Recent burials might have recorded dates using modern formats'
'There are many date systems used throughout the world and at different times'
'the burial might be associated with a known historical event e.g. a war grave or plague pit'
'Description of the way the body or bodies have been buried'
'Text description of the way the body has been buried'
'Text description of the body position e.g. crouched,supine, hands-to-face etc.'
'direction, orientation or the body or remains in compass points or other measures'
'Any published citations relating to the burial or its associated structures'
'Any images or other audio-visual media relating to the burial or its associated structures'
'Lists of artefacts associated with a burial'
'documents where on or near the body an item or artefact was placed'
'allows the listing of finds recovered from a burial context'