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Intramural burial

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Deposition of the dead within a settlement’s built area; burial beneath a domestic floor is one form.

Modern abstract section: a burial cuts the floor, which is closed and used again. A grave physically below the house does not establish the origin of a cosmic underworld. Not an excavated-house plan
Modern abstract section: a burial cuts the floor, which is closed and used again. A grave physically below the house does not establish the origin of a cosmic underworld. Not an excavated-house planModern explanatory diagram by IL Archive · CC BY 4.0 · CC BYImage source

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The term describes archaeological location and does not require a settlement wall. A grave may lie beneath a building floor or within its space or structure. BoncukluBoncuklu HöyükA Konya Plain Neolithic settlement with oval houses and burials associated with continued building use.Glossary · Click to read the explanation and AşıklıAşıklı HöyükA Neolithic Cappadocian settlement with successive buildings and selected subfloor burials.Glossary · Click to read the explanation provide examples of selected burial in areas still used; Göbekli TepeGöbekli TepeA Neolithic site in southeastern Turkey, known for communal buildings and T-shaped pillars; the excavation team describes a settlement with a pronounced ritual component.Glossary · Click to read the explanation adds a grave cutting a rectangular building’s floor.[1][2][3]

Location alone establishes neither occupants’ identities and kinship nor universal treatment of all deceased. Memory and attachment to place may be discussed, but subfloor burial does not itself establish a netherworld doctrine. The image is a modern abstract section.[1][2]

References and notes

  1. Reyhan Yaka et al. (2021). Variable kinship patterns in Neolithic Anatolia revealed by ancient genomes. Current Biology 31(11), 2455–2468.e1–e18. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.050. Aşıklı and Boncuklu results, discussion and STAR Methods site backgrounds read in the full text through Europe PMC. Counts belong to the 2021 report; sampled DNA and proposed relationships do not form a complete population register. Return to the text ↑
  2. Douglas Baird et al. (2018). Agricultural origins on the Anatolian plateau. PNAS 115(14), E3077–E3086. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1800163115. Comparative results, Boncuklu context and supplementary chronology read in the author-repository PDF: clean/cooking zones, burial and building continuity. 8300–7800 BCE covers studied phases; Çatalhöyük East began around 7100 BCE. Return to the text ↑
  3. Julia Gresky & Lee Clare (2026). First burials give insights into mortuary rites at Göbeklitepe, Early Neolithic Türkiye. PLOS ONE 21(9), e0358979. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0358979. Published 22 September 2026. Abstract, introduction, collective-burial results and erosion discussion read. First two intact burials, not first known human bones. The collective grave cut a plaster floor; dispersed bones may have multiple causes. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 11 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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