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@ -148,17 +148,18 @@ one in Figure 5 has a bow that is too large for his age. This
observation and their age -- less than two years for two of them -- observation and their age -- less than two years for two of them --
shows that these bows are not necessarily placed in tombs to express the shows that these bows are not necessarily placed in tombs to express the
activity of the deceased, but also have a symbolic connotation related activity of the deceased, but also have a symbolic connotation related
to male status. The richest graves sometimes distinguish themselves in a to male status.
![Intact grave of a 1.5-year-old child with a bow, a cushion made of vegetable matter, and a pot (Kerma ancien III, Sector 29). As is the rule in Kerma graves, the body was placed on a carefully cut piece of bovine pelt.](../static/images/honegger/Fig5.jpg "Intact grave of a 1.5-year-old child with a bow, a cushion made of vegetable matter, and a pot (Kerma ancien III, Sector 29). As is the rule in Kerma graves, the body was placed on a carefully cut piece of bovine pelt.")
**~~Figure 5. Intact grave of a 1.5-year-old child with a bow, a cushion made of vegetable matter, and a pot (Kerma ancien III, Sector 29). As is the rule in Kerma graves, the body was placed on a carefully cut piece of bovine pelt.~~**
The richest graves sometimes distinguish themselves in a
more spectacular manner. One of them had 50 aligned bucrania to the more spectacular manner. One of them had 50 aligned bucrania to the
south and 38 decorated pots on the surface. It is at the beginning of south and 38 decorated pots on the surface. It is at the beginning of
Middle Kerma (*Kerma moyen I*) that the first royal graves appeared, Middle Kerma (*Kerma moyen I*) that the first royal graves appeared,
like that recently discovered in Sector 31 of which the diameter exceeds 10 like that recently discovered in Sector 31 of which the diameter exceeds 10
metres and has over 1400 bucrania laid out in front of the tumulus.[^11] metres and has over 1400 bucrania laid out in front of the tumulus.[^11]
![Intact grave of a 1.5-year-old child with a bow, a cushion made of vegetable matter, and a pot (Kerma ancien III, Sector 29). As is the rule in Kerma graves, the body was placed on a carefully cut piece of bovine pelt.](../static/images/honegger/Fig5.jpg "Intact grave of a 1.5-year-old child with a bow, a cushion made of vegetable matter, and a pot (Kerma ancien III, Sector 29). As is the rule in Kerma graves, the body was placed on a carefully cut piece of bovine pelt.")
**~~Figure 5. Intact grave of a 1.5-year-old child with a bow, a cushion made of vegetable matter, and a pot (Kerma ancien III, Sector 29). As is the rule in Kerma graves, the body was placed on a carefully cut piece of bovine pelt.~~**
Differences between burials increase during Middle Kerma and for this Differences between burials increase during Middle Kerma and for this
period it is not rare to find grave-pits of up to 10-15 meters in period it is not rare to find grave-pits of up to 10-15 meters in
diameter. This ranking between burials suggests a stratified society, diameter. This ranking between burials suggests a stratified society,