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Kerma Culture Burial | Egypt | Sudan | British Museum
On display at the British Museum is a reconstructed burial that shows a typical Kerma Culture Grave from a cemetery in Northern Sudan. The skeleton in the video, is that of a man and he’s been placed in a crouched position on his right side. His head to the east, facing north. Sacrificed sheep and goats are at his feet, with pottery vessels and joints of meat to one side. This is an early burial and dates from 2050 – 1750 BC – and the practises found within the grave, suggest that these people believed in some form of afterlife. This exhibit and display, has been beautifully put together and you really can see how the burial took place. Analysis of the skeleton showed that these are the remains of an adult male who died between the ages of 35 and 50. His teeth are heavily worn which had led to dental disease and his upper jaw had a large abscess above one of the incisors. So he must have been in a lot of pain, and eating must have been very difficult. He had healing fractures on his feet, ribs and long bones – which suggested an active or possibly even a violent life. One particular fracture on his right ulna – called a parry fracture – usually only occurs when the arm is lifted to deflect a blow to the head. The Kerma Culture Burial is on display in the British Museum and can be found in the Egyptians rooms.
- Published: 29 September 2021
- Location: London, England
- Duration: 2:22
- Photography – Stephen Robert Kuta / Yhana Kuta
- Written by – Stephen Robert Kuta
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On display at the British Museum is a reconstructed burial that shows a typical Kerma Culture Grave from a cemetery in Northern Sudan. The skeleton in the video, is that of a man and he’s been placed in a crouched position on his right side. His head to the east, facing north. Sacrificed sheep and goats are at his feet, with pottery vessels and joints of meat to one side. This is an early burial and dates from 2050 – 1750 BC – and the practises found within the grave, suggest that these people believed in some form of afterlife. This exhibit and display, has been beautifully put together and you really can see how the burial took place. Analysis of the skeleton showed that these are the remains of an adult male who died between the ages of 35 and 50. His teeth are heavily worn which had led to dental disease and his upper jaw had a large abscess above one of the incisors. So he must have been in a lot of pain, and eating must have been very difficult. He had healing fractures on his feet, ribs and long bones – which suggested an active or possibly even a violent life. One particular fracture on his right ulna – called a parry fracture – usually only occurs when the arm is lifted to deflect a blow to the head. The Kerma Culture Burial is on display in the British Museum and can be found in the Egyptians rooms.
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