Secondary burial cemeteries, visibility and land tenure: A view from the southern Levant Chalcolithic period

► We examine the distribution of secondary burial sites across the landscape. ► We compare their spatial and visibility aspects to a matched control group. ► Areas seen from cemeteries are significantly larger than the areas seen from habitation sites. ► Their location increases the visible areas seen from habitation sites, rather than overlaps them. ► Distribution of secondary burial sites reflects an element of land tenure system.