Burkina Faso - The necropolises of Bourzanga

The ensemble that constitutes the necropolis of Bourzanga includes two groups of site belonging each to a population group: the necropolis with jar dogon and the royal necropolis with stelae kurumba. I - Necropolis with jars - dogon coffins Archaeological materials at the sites include ceramics and lithic material. Ceramic is the most abundant, the most visible and the most present. Domestic ceramics characterized by the presence of fragments of jugs, bowls, lids, etc. are distinguished. Funerary ceramics are composed of funerary jars more or less fragmented. The erosion and the action of men have revealed two types of jars - coffins in Bourzanga: the coffins-coffins in vertical position and those in horizontal position.