Abstract
Relatively little information regarding the burial practices and funerary
rituals has been gathered so far from different cemeteries in the settlements of
Pisidia. The main problem is that, except for a few examples, the burial areas in
the region are generally not excavated or systematically studied. Some studies
attempt to understand the burial practices and study the ex-situ material, but the data are unfortunately still too patchy to allow for a holistic picture. However, there is no doubt that these funerary data provide important information on the different aspects of local society such as rituals, beliefs, and in many cases the way and the quality of life. To address these themes, the Seleukeia Sidera team initiated a project to investigate the necropoleis of the city, within the larger framework of burial practices in Pisidia. To study and understand these burial practices, an interdisciplinary project was started in 2017 in the Northwest Necropolis (Pl. 2: 14; Fig. 1)
rituals has been gathered so far from different cemeteries in the settlements of
Pisidia. The main problem is that, except for a few examples, the burial areas in
the region are generally not excavated or systematically studied. Some studies
attempt to understand the burial practices and study the ex-situ material, but the data are unfortunately still too patchy to allow for a holistic picture. However, there is no doubt that these funerary data provide important information on the different aspects of local society such as rituals, beliefs, and in many cases the way and the quality of life. To address these themes, the Seleukeia Sidera team initiated a project to investigate the necropoleis of the city, within the larger framework of burial practices in Pisidia. To study and understand these burial practices, an interdisciplinary project was started in 2017 in the Northwest Necropolis (Pl. 2: 14; Fig. 1)
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Seleukeia Sidera I. Overview of the Archaeological Excavations and Research at Seleukeia Sidera (2019-2022) - Seleukeia Sidera Arkeolojik Kazi ve Aras,tirmalari (2019-2022) |
| Editors | Bilge Hürmüzlü, Peter Talloen, Burak Sönmez, Semih Togan |
| Place of Publication | Ankara |
| Publisher | Süleyman Demirel University |
| Pages | 197-204 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |