‘Houses of Graves’ of Central-East Europe: Archaeology about Jewish Funeral Rituals

This article presents the state of archaeological research on Jewish cemeteries in Central-East Europe, mainly on the basis of excavations conducted in Poland, Czechia, and Lithuania). It presents the possibilities of reconstructing funerary rituals on the basis of archaeological findings: the orga...

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Main Author: Kalina Skóra
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Language:deu
Published: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences 2023-12-01
Series:Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
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Online Access:https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/3641
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description This article presents the state of archaeological research on Jewish cemeteries in Central-East Europe, mainly on the basis of excavations conducted in Poland, Czechia, and Lithuania). It presents the possibilities of reconstructing funerary rituals on the basis of archaeological findings: the organisation of the burial space, the dress and equipment of the deceased, the layout of the corpse and the arrangement of the interior of the burial pit. Possibilities for interdisciplinary studies of the funerary customs of the Central European diaspora were studied and further research needs were identified.
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spelling doaj-art-7ce6024a5daf45cd8b282ceb607e34092025-08-20T03:31:02ZdeuInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of SciencesFasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae0860-00072719-70692023-12-013610.23858/FAH36.2023.003‘Houses of Graves’ of Central-East Europe: Archaeology about Jewish Funeral RitualsKalina Skóra0Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences, Łódź This article presents the state of archaeological research on Jewish cemeteries in Central-East Europe, mainly on the basis of excavations conducted in Poland, Czechia, and Lithuania). It presents the possibilities of reconstructing funerary rituals on the basis of archaeological findings: the organisation of the burial space, the dress and equipment of the deceased, the layout of the corpse and the arrangement of the interior of the burial pit. Possibilities for interdisciplinary studies of the funerary customs of the Central European diaspora were studied and further research needs were identified. https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/3641Central-East EuropeJewish ArchaeologyCentral-East European diasporaJewish burial ritesarchaeologyfolklore
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‘Houses of Graves’ of Central-East Europe: Archaeology about Jewish Funeral Rituals
Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
Central-East Europe
Jewish Archaeology
Central-East European diaspora
Jewish burial rites
archaeology
folklore
title ‘Houses of Graves’ of Central-East Europe: Archaeology about Jewish Funeral Rituals
title_full ‘Houses of Graves’ of Central-East Europe: Archaeology about Jewish Funeral Rituals
title_fullStr ‘Houses of Graves’ of Central-East Europe: Archaeology about Jewish Funeral Rituals
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title_short ‘Houses of Graves’ of Central-East Europe: Archaeology about Jewish Funeral Rituals
title_sort houses of graves of central east europe archaeology about jewish funeral rituals
topic Central-East Europe
Jewish Archaeology
Central-East European diaspora
Jewish burial rites
archaeology
folklore
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