Early History, Early Prelates, Medieval History, Nasrani History, Persian Church, Thomas the Apostle

I have read somewhere that there were no …

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Comment posted Prelates of Nasranis till the Synod of Udayamperoor- List of early Bishops till 1599 AD by M Thomas Antony.

I have read somewhere that there were no cemeteries pre diamper. The cemetery burial was introduced by the portuguese. I will try to find out the references. Even though there were no cemetery burial, we did have east syriac services for the dead which seems to be preserved well in SMC without much latinisations compared with the latinisations on the Holy Qurbana.

When there were no cemeteries, how come there are a few tombs of the Archdeacons together at Kuravilangadu ? Are they post diamper ?
Or as the Archdeacons were from the same family, the family might have buried the Archdeacons at the same compound ? Why there are no other nasrani tombs preserved other than that of the Archdeacons ?
When we did not have cemeteries, what was the practice of the Church of the East ?