Funerary practices of the Tylos period through the excavation of the Maqaba burial mounds, Bahrain
Keywords:
Bahrain, Tylos, Maqaba burial mound, funeral practice, glazed pottery bowlAbstract
Unlike the Dilmun culture, there have been very few reports of temples or settlements associated with the Tylos culture (330 BC–AD 400). As a result, little is known about its social structure, institutions, or daily life. Although thousands of tombs from this culture have been excavated and significant research has been conducted on burial practices (Salman & Andersen 2009) and artefacts, verifying these practices is challenging due to the absence of detailed records from the excavations. Since 2017, therefore, we have been working to clarify and understand these burial customs through scientific investigations, including archaeological excavations and anthropological research, at Maqaba Burial Mound No. 1 (MBM-1).
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