A Clarification of the Terms Dakhma and Astodān on the Basis of Literary Records and Archeological Research in Fars Province.
The terms dakhma (open-air tomb) and astodān (ossuary) are often used interchangeably despite the fact that they refer to two distinct structures with different meanings in pre-Islamic Iranian burial practices. The present study explores the differences between the two structures, along with burial-...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Persianate Studies Vol. 14; no. 1/2; pp. 31 - 57 |
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Brill Academic Publishers
2021
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