On "dyss" Burial and Beliefs about the Dead During the Stone Age: With Special Regard to South Scandinavia; an Archaeological and Historico-religious Research |
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according ancestors Angami animals apotropæic appear bamboo bier bones brought buffaloes built burial customs buried called cap-stone carried ceremony circle closed cloth cock coffin connection considered constructions corpse covered culture dancing dead death deceased demons described dolmens dyss burial dysses earth east entrance erected evil spirits exist fear fire four fowls funeral given gives gold grave head hole horns important India intended keep killed kind laid later leaves lighted living material means megalithic megalithic tombs menhirs mentioned monuments mouth Munda Nagas Nias North offerings performed placed platform prehistoric probably protect prove raised receive rectangular regarded roof round sacrificed seems side skulls sometimes soul South spirits spread Stone Age supports surrounded taken takes tied tombs tribes village wall washed