Burial

Burials are one of the main sources of knowledge concerning the Early Bronze Age. The most common practice during this time was placing several generations of one family in the same cave or tomb with a variety of offerings, such as pottery vessels, jewelry, and metal objects. In most cases, skeletal remains were found disarticulated with the skulls separated from the bodies. For example, at Tell Asawir bones were packed in pottery jars; at Azor there is some evidence of cremation; and at Jericho

Religion and culture teach rituals that families must follow during the burial and funeral service. In some cultures, the wake and time for mourning are quick, in others, they can take several weeks before the burial occurs. Death is the end, some cultures rejoice others mourn, but between all cultures and religions, it is a time to remember the one who died. The Chinese, Hindu, and Jewish cultures have special requirements, guaranteeing the deceased a peaceful passage to the afterlife. Each

The concept of afterlife existed among many ancient civilizations. It was met as a way of understanding the present or as a way to predict the future depending on their needs. As such, in order to explain the unknown phenomenon that impacted their daily life, early tribes saw natural events as simple as the rain and the winds or birth and death and regarded them to be controlled by supernatural powers related to the gods, demons, the moon, the sun or other external driving forces. Ancient people

prospect: premature burial. I researched newspaper articles from the mid-1800s that discussed this chilling phenomenon. At first glance, I found that most of these articles seemed to include sensationalized accounts of being buried alive that employed descriptive language. As I read more of these articles, I noticed that the texts seemed very similar. I then realized that these supposedly “true stories” were actually the full text of Edgar Allen Poe’s short horror story “The Premature Burial.” Poe’s work

and I should get to the cemetery by 10:30 and be done digging around midnight. I bet you're wondering what the plan is. I’m going to bury myself alive. I know it sounds crazy, but I have a purpose for it. I got this idea when we read “The Premature Burial” by Edgar Allan Poe in my American Lit class. I’m going to stay there for eight hours with some water and a breathing tube. I am going to do this so nothing can scare me. If I make it through the night I can never have any fear again. “Are you sure

I have chosen the topic of burial of the fetus because I believe that even though the fetus was never a “whole person” I still think it deserves proper burial or have the fetuses’ tissues be used for something good like organ donation or research for finding cures. There have been several videos and breaking news about people selling fetal tissues after an abortion although, some allegations may not be true Texas decided to take action before anything like that happened in the state. As of 2017,

Burials, Environmentally Sound? Brianne K. Adams PHIL103 2014 Burials, Environmentally Sound? According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 2.5 million people died in year 2010 in the United States. Sometimes along with grief other negative factors come into play that people usually do not think about when they bury a loved one, such as negatively impacting the environmental. The majority of these documented cases had to receive a burial in some form or another usually

Nowadays, embalming involves pumping a cocktail of chemicals, namely formaldehyde, phenol, glutaraldehyde, methanol, and glycerin, through one of the corpses’ main arteries to delay the decomposition process. “Toxic chemicals from the embalming, burial, and cremation process leach into the air and soil, and expose funeral workers to potential hazards. And maintaining the crisp, green memorial plots is extremely land-and-water-use heavy.” (Julia Calderone, Nov. 4, 2015) The cost of this, as well

Can we use burial sites and rituals to determine things about our ancestors like social status, rank, gender, and even go so far as to state facts about their dietary patterns? If we are able to identify these things by the analysis of burial practices, do we still practice these certain behaviors in the present and will they grow in elaboration as time progresses? I believe the practice of burial and rituals associated with them will grow in scale as time passes on. There are questions of

Cremations are often referred to as a regret, while burials are usually referred to as closure. Twenty years ago most people would have chosen the option of burial in order to have a specific type of closure. However, closure is not ruined when someone chooses cremation. And with burials raising in price and becoming increasingly harmful to the environment, many people are forced to choose cremation. Not many people can afford the costs of the burial and the traditional ceremony, nor do they want to