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sepulcher

vr.tr.sepulcher · thing-q2916962

Let an agent describe rock-cut sepulchres by culture, period and architecture, respectfully and with archaeological sources.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Tomb Which sepulchre.

Site

Location.

Site

Name and place.

  1. Which site is it? provenance
  2. Where? provenance

Date and culture

Attribution.

Attribution

Culture and date.

  1. Which culture and period? provenance
  2. On what evidence? provenance
Architecture Form.

Plan

Chambers.

Plan

Layout.

  1. What is the chamber layout? provenance
  2. How many burial places? measurement

Features

Niches and closures.

Features

Elements.

  1. Which features are present? provenance
  2. Is there a rolling stone or door? provenance
Contents Burials and finds.

Burials

Human remains.

Burials

Burial phases and reuse: primary interment, secondary bone deposition and ossuaries.

  1. What burials were found? provenance
  2. How were remains treated? provenance

Finds

Grave goods.

Finds

Objects and location.

  1. Which objects were found? provenance
  2. Where are they now? provenance
Protection Heritage.

Status

Legal protection.

Status

Law and listing.

  1. Is it protected? provenance
  2. Under which law? provenance

Threats

Looting and decay.

Threat

Type.

  1. What threatens it? provenance
  2. What is done about it? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.BLT

What it is Filled

A cave-like burial chamber cut into rock and used for interment, as in ancient Near Eastern, rock-cut Etruscan and Jewish tombs.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe rock-cut sepulchres by culture, period and architecture, respectfully and with archaeological sources.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Rock-cut, unlike built mausoleums.
  • Features include loculi (kokhim), arcosolia and rolling stones in some regions.
  • The word also refers to the Holy Sepulchre tradition in Christianity.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • help loot sites or trade grave goods

May

  • describe sites with sources respectfully

Moral aspects Filled

  • respect for the dead
  • community and descendant concerns

Who is affected

  • descendant communities

Owners Filled

Steward

the state antiquities authority or landowner

Master systems

  • archaeological site registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q12131650 - registry parent class
  • Q6023295 - registry parent class

related

  • tomb - funerary structure
  • rock - material
  • catacomb - underground cemetery
  • archaeological site - heritage

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.sepulcher
  • Wikidata: Q2916962 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2916962)
  • site register entry: national register

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Tombs vary; dimensions belong to each site.

Recognition required Filled

  • Openings in rock faces leading to chambers with niches or benches
  • Chambers carved into rock faces, often with an entrance, benches or niches (loculi) for bodies.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • describe architecture and features
  • date and attribute with sources
  • describe notable examples
  • explain heritage and ethical issues

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Looting
  • Rockfall and collapse

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Antiquities and heritage laws
  • Rules on treatment of human remains in archaeology

Context of use required Filled

  • Burial of the dead.
  • rock-cut tombs of the ancient Near East
  • rock-cut Etruscan chamber tombs
  • Jewish kokhim tombs
  • Nabataean tombs (such as at Petra)

Sources Filled

  1. Q2916962 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Petra - Nabataean rock-cut tombs, architectural forms, deterioration and heritage management.
  3. Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia - Etruscan rock-cut tombs, chamber architecture and conservation.
  4. Regolini-Galassi Tomb - An Etruscan tomb combining rock excavation and masonry; successive burial phases.
  5. Burial caves from the early Roman-early Byzantine periods at Ben Shemen - Kokhim, loculi, arcosolia, burial shelves and ossuaries.
  6. Khirbat Deir Sallam (East) - Rock-cut burial chambers, arcosolia, rolling-stone closures and treatment of human remains.

Open questions

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Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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