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To: SunkenCiv

Odd that they buried the dead under the floors.
Stockpiling? Hhmmmm....Perhaps they were under seige.


9 posted on 01/27/2014 8:12:38 PM PST by SisterK (behold a pale horse)
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To: SisterK

Burying dead folks in the house isn’t as odd as you’d think; Catholics bury saints under chapels. I could see someone who believed that their ancestors stayed around to help them would see it as only logical to put them under the house, where they would be out of the way, yet still close enough to keep an eye on things.

Civilizations in South America mummified their dead kings, and then carried them at the head of their armies to provide leadership in battle. It’s not burying under a house, but the principle’s the same. The physical presence of the dead confer protection for their loved ones.


17 posted on 01/27/2014 10:28:00 PM PST by exodus
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To: SisterK

They did the same thing in ancient Sumer A curious practice


18 posted on 01/28/2014 2:36:15 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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