ANTH 0538 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Grave Goods
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What would an archaeologist today do differently? (cont. : we would pay more attention to how the dead were dressed. Most grave goods that weren"t vessels were jewelry/adornments. Royalty and court were very elaborately dressed, royalty and court were very elaborately dressed, others (musicians, etc. ) were much more simply dressed: related to social standing. Can be studied through art, such as the standard of ur: ruler can be identified by elaborate headdresses/hairstyles, powerful/elite portrayed wearing tons of jewelry. Two key concepts about dress can be found in cuneiform. Hi-li: definition: looking food , washed, dressed, perfumed, etc, adjective. Me (pronounced may: definition: divine powers can be embodied in dress and appearance, essentially, divine powers can be worn, ex: she was clothed in me . The dead split into body and spirit. The funeral was the first step in the spirit reaching the netherworld (kur) Netherworld was ruled by nergal and ereskigal and their court.
