To piggy back off my previous Tomb of the Kings post, I want to cover what was discovered by the excavations, particularly about the burial rituals on this site. Going on this trip has changed a lot for me, and one of those being my concentration of study. I found great interest in body adornment and the relation it plays on ceremony. Leaning into this, tomb of the kings is a perfect site to learn more about ritualistic happenings in Cyprus history. After excavation, quite a few interesting points could be drawn about Hellenistic burials. First being that each family had their own burial space, and these tombs would contain rectangular enclosures and simple pit like tombs. Next, is that full intact burials we’re found at each site, in both these pit shaped to and the rectangular compartments. All of the tombs excavated contained wells, and this was believed to be for purification purposes during their burial rituals, which was also necessary in Greek burial sites. The water in these wells was deemed safe to drink, which also supports the purification theory. While predominately Greek Hellenistic burials have been studied, a few conclusions can be drawn from this site. While there is no evidence supporting preservation or preparation of the dead, there’s plenty of evidence supporting internment, offerings to the dead, and memorial services. This evidence including burnt burial offerings, offerings of nuts and fruit on small pots, along with the pyre over the tombs. Overall this site gave us great insight to ceremonies and how the dead were treated in Hellenistic Cyprus, and from this point we can make several cultural and social inferences as well.