The Syriacs have been, until recently, an important part of the socio-cultural life in the Mardin region. This study evaluates the burial customs of the Syriac Orthodox from the human skeletal remains found during excavations at the Mor Yaqub churchyard cemetery in Nusaybin, in south-east Turkey. The excavations were carried out in 2013, directed by the Mardin Archaeological Museum as part of its Culture and Faith Park Project. As part of the project the burial traditions of the Syriac community from the past to the present were investigated. Macroscopic bioarchaeological excavation techniques were followed and 33 graves were unearthed. There appear to be 66 individuals: 43 adults, 23 infants and juveniles. Of the adults: 11 are female; 14 are male; the remaining 18 are unsexed. Multiple burial customs have been observed from the graves examined. This study illustrates that the burial customs of the Syriac Orthodox have passed from generation to generation, surviving even until today.

直到最近，叙利亚人一直是马尔丁地区社会文化生活的重要组成部分。这项研究评估了土耳其东南部努赛宾（Nusaybin）的Mor Yaqub墓地的发掘过程中发现的人类骨骼遗骸中叙利亚东正教的丧葬习俗。考古发掘工作是在2013年由马尔丁考古博物馆指挥的，这是其文化和信仰公园项目的一部分。作为该项目的一部分，研究了叙利亚社区过去到现在的埋葬传统。遵循宏观生物考古发掘技术，发掘了33座坟墓。似乎有66个人：43名成人，23名婴儿和青少年。在成年人中：11个为女性；14是男性；其余18个未性别。从所检查的坟墓中观察到了多种葬礼习俗。