the bodies of dead soldiers for the trip home. As embalming gained favor‚ the skills that it required helped to turn undertaking into a real profession. On the other hand‚ casket making also evolved from the early days when the undertakers made the coffins. By 1950‚ there are a lot of manufacturing caskets in the Philippines. At that time‚ over 50% of the caskets sold were made of cloth-covered wood or cardboard. However‚ metal caskets were gaining favor and they required a more sophisticated manufacturing
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has been appointed chair of a steering task force to design the primary product line for a new joint venture between companies from Japan‚ the United States‚ and South America. The new joint venture company will make‚ sell‚ and service pet caskets (coffins) for the burial of beloved pets‚ mostly dogs and cats. One month earlier‚ each company had assigned personnel to the task force: From the Japanese company‚ Furuay Masahiko from Yokohama‚ assistant to the president of the Japanese company; Hamada
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underground tombs for the nobility were constructed in imitation of the deceased’s house. These tombs began with a long passageway filled with niches and side chambers that were furnished with many burial items‚ and culminated in the main chamber where the coffin lay. Lavish tomb furnishings reflected the deceased’s social status‚ and ensured a similarly luxurious life in the next world. Huge amounts were splurged on the construction of tombs and special commissions of burial items. Such apparent generosity
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Art History I‚ Response Essay The piece I have chosen for this Response Essay is a Hydria Offering (Funerary Water Pitcher) attributed to the Mound Painter; it is dated c. 340-330 BC. This particular piece is located at the British Museum in London. The material is ceramic and is one of the best examples of a funerary pitcher that would be placed in a tomb. The vessel is symmetrical and has a sense of purpose‚ to commemorate the death of the occupant of the tomb with the presenting of gifts
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meter ring ditches which originally help posts or beams‚ but none were found. In the same area‚ they found large amounts of burnt bone deposits. This suggests the previous presence of a pyre used for cremation. They also uncovered a series of nineteen coffin edges containing sand bodies and objects. Many of the objects buried with the bodies were weapons such as swords‚ spears‚ and shields suggesting a male‚ and others contained brooches and bead jewelry‚ suggesting a female. One grave had “a male with
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Sarcophagi have been used throughout many cultures for a long period of time. The purpose was to protect the body of the deceased by enclosing them in box‚ and decorating the outside. Egyptians relied on religious influences for the style of their sarcophagi‚ ensuring the deceased will have well being in the afterlife. Although the function‚ protecting the deceased‚ was the main intent‚ style became the focus with different locations. Sarcophagi design changed throughout time periods and decorations
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The Abydos Cemetery was a burial ground for the ruling elites of Abydos in Predynastic times. “Umm el-Qa’ab”‚ which means "the mother of pots"‚ is the modern-day Arabic name of the site. (Bard 2008: 109) The cemetery is located in the desert between Abydos and the edge of a mountain range. The burial ground was used from at least the Naqada I period in 3800 B.C. It was the royal cemetery during the 1st Dynasty and was also used by the two last kings of the 2nd Dynasty. The area has been divided into
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1. Discuss the different kinds of methods used to study preserved bodies (x-ray‚ CT scan‚ DNA testing‚ carbon dating) and the types of information they reveal. First you document its appearance with photographs‚ then X-ray the body completely. X-rays will reveal what is inside a wrapped mummy and the condition of the body. Sometimes more than one body has been found inside a wrapped mummy; other times an extra head or leg or even a baby has been discovered. X-rays may also reveal certain diseases
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Tutankhamun’s (Tut) tomb is not typical of the tombs of the 18th Dynasty. Even though there are some similarities‚ this report will outline that key differences such as size‚ structural design and decoration‚ make Tutankhamun’s tomb somewhat unique for the time. Analysis of typical tombs such as Amenhotep II will be used to highlight the differences between the resting places of the once famous kings. Firstly‚ Tuts tomb is not the typical size of the tombs that were found in the Valley of Kings
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This sarcophagus from the time of Ancient Rome was the final resting place for an officer of the Roman Army‚ but it is anything but modest. It is covered in stories and symbols displaying the power of this dedicated soldier and his beloved Roman Empire. Romans who could afford such magnanimous sarcophagi took the opportunity to get one for them to be buried in order to stand out from the crowd and display their wealth and fame. In Ancient Rome‚ war heroes and generals commissioned striking sarcophagi
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