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The Burial of the von Adlerbergs of Viru-Nigula in the Context of the 19th Century

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: The article analyses archaeological excavations which were carried out in the county of Lääne-Viru in the Viru-Nigula churchyard.During the excavation a tomb with two burials was opened -a woman, buried in 1821, and a man, buried in 1841, were studied.From the head of the coffin five sets of glass plates with silhouette portraits were unearthed.These are unique in the 19th-century Estonian context and contemporary examples are not known from neighbouring areas either.In addition to the example from Viru-Nigula tomb, an overview is given of the situation of research into burials of Modern Age as a whole.

Source: Folklore Electronic Journal of Folklore

DOI: 10.7592/fejf2006.32.von

Authors: Kristiina Johanson, Tõnno Jonuks, Jana Limbo-Simovart

Language: English

Topic: Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2135410608

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