Near Eastern burial practices
By Levi Clancy for Student Reader on
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| Cist Burial | Found at Gezer. |
|---|---|
| Phoenician Tophets | Found at Achzib and Ruqeish. |
| Phoenician Shaft Tombs | Phoenician shaft tombs of the 5th and 4th centuries were anthropoid sarcophagai. They did not contain Achaemenid pottery, although they sometimes contained Greek wares. |
| Rock-Cut Bench | The rock-cut bench tomb. |
| Infant Storejars | Infant storejar burials ("tots in pots"). |
| Tumuli | Tumuli tombs were found in the Jordan Valley. |
| Greek Tombs |