Horse Burials

Connected Sites: 7

WHS associated with the burial of horses as part of funeral rites - either when dead or alive and whole or in part

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Connected Sites

Gebel Barkal
Inscribed: 2003
3.13
34
4
At El Kurru "Some 120 Meters To The North-West Of Pyramids K.51-K.55 Four Rows Of Graves Were Found Which Contained Horse Burials. The Rows Contained Four, Eight, Eight And Four Graves Respectively.... The Tombs Had All Been Robbed, But Enough Remained To Determined That The Horses Were All Buried In An Upright Position. The Horses Were Buried With All Their Trappings" (Wiki)
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Inscribed: 1987
4.03
296
8
"Almost One Hundred Pits Containing The Skeletons Of Horses And Terracotta Grooms Constituted The Emperor's Stables. Even Hay Was Provided." See "Stable Pits" Under
See Www.Travelchinaguide.Com
Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
Inscribed: 1985
2.85
98
6
"Note That The Bone Matter Found During Excavation Bears Witness To The Horse Sacrifices Which Accompagnied (Sic) The Funeral Rites." (Ab)
Longobards in Italy
Inscribed: 2011
2.82
260
14
The Longobards Also Had A Practice To Bury Horses With Their Dead Warriors. One Example Is On Display At The Archaeological Museum Of Cividale.
See Www.Italialangobardorum.It
Deer Stone Monuments
Inscribed: 2023
2.73
9
2
"There Are Both Human Burials And Remains Of Horses (Assumed To Be Sacrificial Offerings) At The Khirgisüürs" (Ab Ev)
Moidams
Moidams
India
Inscribed: 2024
2.06
5
3
Horses Were Buried With The Rulers As Grave Goods (Ab Ev)
Gaya Tumuli
Gaya Tumuli
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2023
2.51
46
4
"Men And Horses Were Buried Alive Along With The Dead" (Visit Korea On Daeseong-Dong)
See English.Visitkorea.Or.Kr