Archaeology Religion & Ritual Key Words (1)

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P E B J S J U F H V X W X M H E Y W F R Q
J B R G G S N K F P E Q J I N G W S D H I
X T X F E E K X M E C Y V M C A L D P A L
S A E S O N P O Q X R U A O L S L O I J Y
N L A B O S V E K C E I X N A S W O F U B
P E L H K O S A G A M W D O U A C G H L G
T O U X C R W R W R A S J T T P V E F Y M
C W B D B Y C T A N T G L H I F L V X R B
J L W P D E D I M A I C F E R O A A M G V
X U D I A X G C X T O T I I Y S S R S O R
K S T O P P Q O D I N H N S R E S G I F W
E X K T T E F N E O N L H M A T A O N O U
V E F K P R D O G N A K U B R I J X A I M
H M M Y B I B G B D M U M P E R T Q M J B
A N D U F E W R X D Q B A R N L M G A E X
T J E X J N P A M H K A T H U P P B H K Q
S M O G K C H P T C A L I S F G B U S J B
X C X C W E T H B P D D O W J R X V B N Q
Y H U F G F P Y N M V G N F W W P B H E H
M N O D E J C H A U Q A F F O D E Y I C Y
I N P T B C J E M L A B A E F O Y F E J K

Clues

  • Cultural or religious practices carried out to mark the passage of individuals in society from one important life stage to another. This could be birth, coming of age, marriage and death e.g. excarnation platform at Seahenge. (5, 2, 7)
  • Deliberate manipulation of the senses in order to create an altered sense of consciousness e.g. light/dark, music, temperature, fire, smoke, shamanism in Palaeolithic Cave Art. (7, 10)
  • Exposure of bodies after death so that the flesh rots off the skeleton. Cleansing the body to free the soul e.g. reburial of bones at West Kennet. (11)
  • Funerary Ritual where the body is burnt e.g. Vedbaek Gongehusveg 7. (9)
  • Objects/food placed in the grave as offerings to the deceased to accompany them into the afterlife e.g. cart, couch and golden shoes at Hochdorf. (5, 5)
  • Particular activities involved in the proper treatment and disposal of the body after death. (8, 6)
  • Religion requiring a ritual specialist, ability to communicate with spirits and act as healers e.g. "birdman" at Lascaux. (9)
  • The disposal of a dead body by specifically placing it in a dug hole in the ground. Laid out in many different positions e.g. Grave 8 at Vedbeak. (10)
  • The meaning behind images, writing systems and pictures, used to communicate the truth and propaganda e.g. European Rock Art. (3, 11)
  • The worship/belief of a single paramount god e.g. Willendorf. (10)

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