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    They used to use urine to tan animal skins‚ so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & Sold to the tannery.......if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor" But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn’t even afford to buy a pot......they "didn’t have a pot to piss in" & were the lowest of the low The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it‚ think about how things

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    Deviant burials are widespread in the archaeological record‚ both from the present day and from centuries past. Examples can range from pone burialsburials with unusual orientation of the body‚ decapitations‚ stones or coins placed in the mouth of the deceased‚ and more (Gardeta & Kajkowski‚ 2013). Deviant burials occur for several reasons. For instance‚ one possible goal may be to extend punishment on the deceased as a result of a crime committed‚ or a personality flaw seen by society. It

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    The Mystery of Stonehenge

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    consists of a series of structures that include stones‚ earth‚ and timber. The structure took over 1000 years to build (Scientists). I think the reason that Stonehenge was built was for religious burial reasons. During the Stone Age‚ Stonehenge appeared to become a fashionable place to be buried (Scientists). Burial mounds were found central to the landscape. The area may have been split into a Land of the Living‚ where ceremonial parties were held by relatives‚ and the Domain of the Dead‚ with Stonehenge

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    Beach Burial

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    Kenneth Slessor was an Australian poet and war correspondent who wrote Beach Burial‚ Slessor sailed for Britain in May. This influenced him to write poems about the horrific war stories that he had seen while being in many countries overseas. Beach Burial is a 5 stanza poem the goes in depth of the Burial in North Africa. Beach burial by Kenneth Slessor Beach Burial is able to be a lament poem with the use of the ‘convoy of dead sailors’ and the focus on an individual ‘unknown seaman’‚ this gives

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    Death Not Be Strange

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    Death Be Not Strange By: Peter A. Metcalf This article compares our Western burial traditions to the Berawan’s. The Berawan think that our ritual is evil and because we embalm our dead so they can be shown in coffins‚ they said that we trap our dead in a suspended condition between life and death. The Berawan see America as a land with the potential for millions of zombies. Metcalf’s comparison is so thoroughly describes the Berawan’s practices in but in my ethnocentric world‚ it is easy to

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    Life Gem Research Paper

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    Although there are many different ways to dispose of your body when you die‚ the way that is the most memorable is LifeGem‚ which makes the ashes of a loved one into a diamond or other gem that can be placed onto a ring or necklace which is very easy to remember and is readily accesible; therefore it is the best way to dispose of the body of a loved one after the pass away. LifeGem is a Chicago based company that uses the ashes from someone that has been cremated and makes them into a diamond ranging

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    Funeral Planning

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    Funeral Planning Introduction Mankind’s history of burial practices and funeral customs are as old as civilization itself. There is no specific way to planning a funeral. Every civilization and culture has provided for their dead in different ways. Religion and personal beliefs play an important role in the burial practices and funeral customs of a given culture or civilization. Furthermore‚ each civilization and cultured ever studied have three things in common: some type of funeral rites

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    burying their dead. They would prepare the bodies as if they were going on a journey‚ with bows and arrows‚ pots and bowls. The Native Americans would also put the corpse into a sitting position. Freneau wrote this poem after visiting a Native American burial ground. Through this poem he gives off a sense of appreciation for the ways of the Native Americans. To Freneau‚ it sort of over shadows his culture. Much like how he describes with Shadows and delusions. Is our culture too passive‚ too delusional

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    Etruscan Tomb Analysis

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    In this weeks reading‚ the artwork that resonated with me most were the Etruscan tombs. As an anthropology student‚ I am drawn to artwork that is unclear in its meaning‚ and I am especially drawn to burials. I find it extremely fascinating that we as humans have always placed importance on an afterlife‚ whether one believes in reincarnation‚ heaven‚ or any other type of eternal place of rest. There were three Etruscan tombs described in this chapter: the Tomb of the Reliefs‚ the Tomb of the Triclinium

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    Marriage in Tiv

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    A SURVEY OF THE MARRIAGE AND BURIAL INSTITUTIONS AMONGST THE TIV OF CENTRAL NIGERIA BY ALFRED AKAWE TORKULA Being a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The inspiration for this research work came from the members of the Tiv Area Traditional Council – all starting point for my fascination with the subject of Tiv marriage and Brial Customs. My immense gratitude goes to all of them for their contributions

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