The rite of cremation in contemporary burial practices of the Chukchi reindeer herders

• Published in: VESTNIK ARHEOLOGII, ANTROPOLOGII I ETNOGRAFII
• Main Authors: Kolomiets O.P., Nuvano V.N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RA 2022
• Subjects: chukotka; burial practices; cremation; reindeer herders; re-construction; Archaeology; CC1-960; Anadyr; Anadyr’; Magadan; Ilirney; Khatyrka; Bilibino; Anadyr'; Chukchi; Chukotka; Kamchatka; Koryak
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.20874/2071-0437-2022-56-1-14; https://doaj.org/article/1a537c3d91cb4b1d9f76d8fb64ce06e6

In the Reindeer Chukchi and Koryak cultures, cremation practices did not interrupt for centuries. In contemporary Chukchi culture, burial practices include cremation, leaving the body in the open space, and burial in “Russian style”. Cremation is still practiced among Reindeer Chukchi nowadays, alth...