An infant cemetery of the Classic Kerma period (1750–1500 BC, Island of Saï, Sudan)
Résumé
Excavation of a Classic Kerma cemetery in Sudan revealed a number of burials segregated by age, throwing into question a presumed disregard for the burial of the young. Burial rites were varied according to the age of the deceased and show a remarkable concern for the ritual burial of infants and the stillborn