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title: Pottery Ossuary from Azor
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4876/pottery-ossuary-from-azor/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pottery Ossuary from Azor

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Pottery Ossuary from Azor](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4876.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4876.jpg)

## Image Caption

Chests of this sort were used to contain the bones of individuals in secondary burials. These were burials in which the body had been exposed and allowed to decay before the bones were gathered. At Azor, on the coast of [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/), a rock-cut [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) was found containing some 120 intact and fragmentary ossuaries. Many of them, such as this example, were modelled to represent houses, with gabled roofs and windows. From Azor, modern-day Israel. Chalcolithic Period, 4th Millennium BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 10). Pottery Ossuary from Azor. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4876/pottery-ossuary-from-azor/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery Ossuary from Azor." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 10, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4876/pottery-ossuary-from-azor/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery Ossuary from Azor." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4876/pottery-ossuary-from-azor/>.

## License & Copyright

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