Sentences with phrase «of ceremonial purposes»

Jars (ollas) were placed as receptacles for water dripping from stalactites and used for a variety of ceremonial purposes.

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For the village, closing the reef means they have a source of good food whenever they need a feast for some ceremonial purpose, such as patching up relations with a neighboring clan or, as in this case, to celebrate the opening of a house for young, unmarried men to live in after they leave home.

The purpose of the 269 circular and rectangular earthworks, scattered over a 15,000 - square - mile area, remains unknown, but Schaan suspects they were ceremonial platforms (pdf).

Pacific Islanders have long used an extract of the root of the kava plant (Piper methysticum), which grows on those islands, for social, ceremonial and medicinal purposes, including relaxation and the reduction of anxiety.

Now that the mounds» ceremonial purpose is clear, the next step for Stanish's team is to figure out the exact nature of the social events at the Paracas settlements.

It appears that the three large mounds had a ceremonial purpose, because each was connected to separate pairs of geoglyphs that point directly to the spot where the sun sets on the winter solstice in June.

A - FIT FOR PURPOSE GLOBAL HEALTH POLICIES Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

For ceremonial purposes it is in the Royal County of Berkshire and has served as the county town since 1867.

The whole purpose of these new Giulia QV police car is to transport things like organs or blood for medical emergencies, and it will also serve as a ceremonial escort car for the police department.

This importance means you'll often see Balinese families from around the island visiting in full ceremonial attire balancing large baskets of food atop their heads, with the purpose of getting it blessed by the priest at the temple at the top of the mountain.

Native Americans used naturally occurring tar, bitumen, for a variety of purposes which include roofing, waterproofing, paving and some ceremonial purposes.

Barton Creek — This cave is 45 minutes from the town of San Ignacio, and was used by the ancient Mayans as a burial site and for ceremonial purposes.

The elevated Bale Pewadelan, north - west of the pond, is reserved for ceremonial purpose, including the rites of passage, the tooth - filling ceremony, still performed here by the royal family.

The traditional Balinese cuisine is a rare art that can not be learn perfectly at cooking course, it has to be learn in the preparation of a ceremony since the traditional Balinese cuisine is dedicated mainly for the ceremonial purpose and the authenticity of the flavor can not be achieved in the cooking course.

They used it for ceremonial purposes, and left plenty of evidence behind.

Since it was the color of blood, in Egypt and Rome it was used for ceremonial and maritime celebratory purposes, while it played an essential role in the context of Judeo - Christian sacrifice and later on the color became a signifier of the clergy.

They describe the contexts, purposes, and aesthetic influences of a range of objects, from intricately woven sacred and ceremonial textiles to carved ancestor figures.

He showed me some of the authentic pieces, which meant that they were used for various ceremonial purposes.

Unless the IPCC can robustly and quickly respond to the torrent of self - serving hyperbole that is uttered by it's self - appointed proxies, it will remain merely a cult of weird monks, who are wheeled out for ceremonial purposes, but who are otherwise ignored.

As a matter of business prudence, people do tend to «get it in writing», and signatures are widely used for authentication and for the ceremonial purpose of making people realize they are doing something with serious consequences.

There was no need for the Court to engage in a detailed analysis of the content of the aboriginal right in issue in Sparrow, since there was little debate over whether an «aboriginal right to fish for food and ceremonial purposes» had existed at some point in time.

personal, domestic and communal purposes including the purposes of drinking, food preparation, washing, manufacturing traditional artefacts, watering domestic gardens, cultural teaching, hunting, fishing, and gathering, and for recreational, cultural and ceremonial purposes.

Loutrophoros vessel, ovoid - shaped with elongated neck with two handles, vases of this form were used for ceremonial purposes such as a wedding or funeral.