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Funerary practices and burial customs are based on the religious ideas of specific social group sand constitute elements of local tradition. They are subject to change over time, generally as a reflexion of corresponding social changes. Grave goods are to be seen within this framework as keyed to gender, age and social status of the deceased, but further factors may come into play. For instance, the availability of certain objects can be related to economic or regional conditions. If one foll... |