Horse Burials

Connected Sites: 7

WHS associated with the burial of horses as part of funeral rites - either when dead or alive and whole or in part

Connected Sites

  • Gebel Barkal
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.13
    34
    4
    At El Kurru "Some 120 Meters To The North-West Of Pyramids K.51-K.55 Four Rows Of Graves Were Found Which Contained Horse Burials. The Rows Contained Four, Eight, Eight And Four Graves Respectively.... The Tombs Had All Been Robbed, But Enough Remained To Determined That The Horses Were All Buried In An Upright Position. The Horses Were Buried With All Their Trappings" (Wiki)
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.03
    299
    8
    "Almost One Hundred Pits Containing The Skeletons Of Horses And Terracotta Grooms Constituted The Emperor's Stables. Even Hay Was Provided." See "Stable Pits" Under
    See Www.Travelchinaguide.Com
  • Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.85
    98
    6
    "Note That The Bone Matter Found During Excavation Bears Witness To The Horse Sacrifices Which Accompagnied (Sic) The Funeral Rites." (Ab)
  • Longobards in Italy
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.81
    265
    14
    The Longobards Also Had A Practice To Bury Horses With Their Dead Warriors. One Example Is On Display At The Archaeological Museum Of Cividale.
    See Www.Italialangobardorum.It
  • Deer Stone Monuments
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.73
    9
    2
    "There Are Both Human Burials And Remains Of Horses (Assumed To Be Sacrificial Offerings) At The Khirgisüürs" (Ab Ev)
  • Moidams
    Moidams
    India
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.06
    5
    3
    Horses Were Buried With The Rulers As Grave Goods (Ab Ev)
  • Gaya Tumuli
    Gaya Tumuli
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.51
    46
    4
    "Men And Horses Were Buried Alive Along With The Dead" (Visit Korea On Daeseong-Dong)
    See English.Visitkorea.Or.Kr