1. Definition
Sepulchral culture (from Latin sepulcrum, “tomb”; sepulcralis, “pertaining to a tomb”) includes all phenomena related to the way human beings deal with the dead. It is one of the earliest observable forms of human behavior and is viewed by anthropologists as a defining feature of human societies. Within it we must distinguish between dealing with the physical corpse and the formalized remembrance of the deceased (Commemoration o…