Some remarks on ceramic vessels in graves of the Lower Vardar Valley in the Early Iron Age in relation to their context (8th-6th century BC)

Some remarks on ceramic vessels in graves of the Lower Vardar Valley in the Early Iron Age in relation to their context (8th-6th century BC)

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In the Early Iron Age, the southern part of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) features a group of cemeteries which show very special burial rites and clearly differ from the usual habits in the Central Balkan area.The funeral rite (inhumations in coffret 6 mini princesse disney stone cists) is standardized as well as the offerings in the graves.Considering grave vessel combinations and their contexts, wedding bands in fresno five groups which are distinct from each other, can be identified.

The question is: are the different ceramic forms are an allusion to different rites carried out on the tombq, according to their social role?.