A Roman Sarcophagus from the "Ǧeraš" Area
In 2011, a late Roman limestone sarcophagus was discovered four meters below the rain damaged Ǧeraš-Sūf road in North Jordan. The gable-house shaped sarcophagus was in "quarry state" with a broken lid. It appears that the sarcophagus was disturbed in antiquity before it was displaced by na...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Harrassowitz
2019
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Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins
Year: 2019, Volume: 135, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-57 |
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| Summary: | In 2011, a late Roman limestone sarcophagus was discovered four meters below the rain damaged Ǧeraš-Sūf road in North Jordan. The gable-house shaped sarcophagus was in "quarry state" with a broken lid. It appears that the sarcophagus was disturbed in antiquity before it was displaced by natural forces from its original location. Inside, the disarticulate skeletal remains of two males, 25-30 years and 55-65 years of age at death, and of a senile female were identified. They were most likely consecutively buried. The study presents the osteometric measurements, epigenetic and pathological features observed on the three skeletons. Despite detailed analyses and some encouraging indications, no conclusive evidence on the biological relatedness between the three buried was obtained to support previous suggestions that multiple burials in Roman sarcophagi involved related individuals, i.e. familial burials. |
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| ISSN: | 2747-4534 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Deutscher Verein zur Erforschung Palästinas, Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins
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