What Books and Burials Tell Us — Social Science STD 6 — Question
Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social ScienceWhat Books and Burials Tell Us5 Marks
Question
How do we know who was buried?
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Answer
We know who was buried in the grave with the help of following clues:
It is easy to check out the skeleton of a child from its small size. However, there are no major skeletal differences between a girl and a boy.
We can check out whether a skeleton was that of a man or a woman also. We can decide this thing on the basis of what is found with the skeleton. For example, if a skeleton is found with jewellery, it is sometimes thought to be that of a woman. However, there are problems with this. Generally, men also wore ornaments.
A better (or more reliable) way of figuring out the sex of a skeleton as to look at the bone structure. The hip or the pelvic area of women is generally larger to enable child bearing.
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