Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

居室葬

English translation:

burial in dwellings

Added to glossary by Caroline Moreno
Sep 11, 2007 22:46
16 yrs ago
Chinese term

居室葬

Chinese to English Social Sciences Archaeology Chinese Pre-historic
Context:

中国史前时代最主要的废弃习俗居室葬.

These three characters appear several times together. I'm not sure what the 居室 means in this case, and what form of the word "bury" (burial grounds, burials) would be correct. Also, do you think the 葬 refers to the human burials or burial of the abandoned homes? Thanks ever so much!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 burial in dwellings

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burial in dwellings

居室葬 refers to human burials
Peer comment(s):

agree orientalhorizon
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