Chamosorion

Chamosorium in Tekkadın

A Chamosorion ( Greek  χαμοσόριον , Latinized Chamosorium ) is a grave pit or trough carved into the rock for burial in ancient times . It is generally rectangular in shape, resembling a sarcophagus in shape . It is closed with a lid, also made of stone. This can have a simple lid or roof shape, but also be equipped with ornamental or figurative representations and with inscriptions. Chamosoria have been in use throughout the ancient world since Hellenistic times and are common in Lycia and Cilicia , among others .

Chamosoria were often used for the body burial of not too wealthy people. For reasons of cost, the upper opening of the space carved into the rock was usually kept smaller than the actual cavity, as this saved the size of the separately made cover. Occasionally rich decorations on the lid and partly in the area show that chamosoria were not uncommon even with wealthy families.

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Individual evidence

1. ^ Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
2. ↑ Oliver Hülden: Graves and grave types in the mountains of Yavu (Central Lycia). Habelt, Bonn 2006, ISBN 9783774934252 , p. 99.
3. ↑ Serra Durugönül : The rock reliefs in the Rough Kilikien . (BAR International Series, 511). BAR, Oxford 1989, ISBN 0-86954-652-7 , p. 121.