ABSTRACT

Religion is one of the most researched aspects of antiquity, with archaeology contributing invaluable information about its various material indicators. Based upon Colin Renfrew’s (: ; : , –) analysis, markers of religion in archaeological contexts can be summarized into two main classes:

. Special buildings, set aside from the rest, equipped with unusual, attention-focusing features and adorned with repeatedly-used symbols that may be associated with the deity or with ideological principles.