Τhe burial rite of Enchytrismos in Attica, Euboea and Boeotia during the Late Geometric and Archaic periods. Towards an understanding of its social significance

Thesis

Inhumation inside ceramic vessels, conventionally termed “enchytrismos” in modern scholarship, is a long-lasting practice attested in the Aegean world and beyond. The present study examines in detail the evidence relating to enchytrismos burials from the regions of Attica, Euboea and Boeotia during the Late Geometric and Archaic periods (760-480 BC), which it uses as case studies. During this time frame, enchytrismos becomes the prevalent burial rite for young individuals in all three regi...

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Authors: Vlanti, AD

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: Εnglish
• Keywords: Child burials; Enchytrismos; Early Iron Age; Archaic period; Burial Rites
• Subjects: Funerary Archaeology; Classical Archaeology; Burial Rites