This dissertation was written as part of the MS in Classical Archaeology and History of
Macedonia at the International Hellenic University. Burial archaeology is based on both
the evidence that come from the excavations of the cemeteries, their graves, types of
graves and offerings, but also on the written sources. The truth is that the burial is only
a part of a whole ceremony which we can only assume based on the remains into the
graves of the ancient settlements. The jewelry that were found into the graves as
offerings to the deceased are separated into two categories, these that were worn in
real life and those that were made exclusively for burial use as substitutes of real
ones. In any case, based on the amount of jewelry found into the graves, it is clear that
the custom of bury the deceased with their jewelry had an important role in antiquity.
Jewelry constitute a part of exceptional art in several cases and the fact that they were
found in a large quantity in some of the cemeteries or in other contexts, testify to the
development and richness of the kingdom in each period. Their existence can also
show a social stratification based on the fact that some of the graves are richer in
offerings than others.
The aim of this study is to examine the different types of earrings that were found into
the graves as offerings to the deceased, their material and their continuation or their
absence through the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods in cemeteries of the
Macedonian kingdom
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