 During the Hasmonean part of the Second Temple period, rock-cut tombs, not seen since the First Temple period, had a comeback among Judaeans, but were restricted to the elites.At the beginning of the Hasmonean period, under the influence of Hellenistic burial customs from Marisa, members of the elite were buried in wooden coffins inside shafts known in Latin as "loculi" and in Hebrew as "kokhim".Later, in the area of Jerusalem, primary burials took place either in "kokhim", or in arched niches known in Latin as "arcosolia".