In Tomb Raider‚ there is a clear distinction between how Lara Croft is represented through the narrative and through the gameplay. Narratively she is shown to be a relatively inexperienced and sometimes helpless adventurer trying to survive on a scary island‚ while the gameplay shows her performing super human feats and massacring large groups of enemy combatants. There are moments when her portrayal fits with how she is controlled through gameplay‚ but these aren’t significant enough to outweigh
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was going to rain. As I entered the cemetery I saw tombstones piled up from left to right and right to left ‚ there’s was people buries in every direction. On one corner there are tombstones dated as far back as the 1800’s‚ those are the oldest tombs. Then there’s a section as you are coming in to the cemetery‚ called the mausoleum. As you go in there it’s very quiet‚ but the smell of the mausoleum is the same smell of a rotting piece of meat. As you approach to the middle section of the cemetery
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The site of Marlik is one that gives so much valuable information about a culture that lived so long ago‚ yet very few seem to know about the site and what it can tell us about a culture long gone. The site has given so much to the study of archaeology and is one of the richest excavated graveyards in Iranian history‚ and some have argued‚ the best-documented ancient cemetery in the entire Near East. (iranica) Because of its immense significance and vast documentation‚ (MET Culture) it is hard to
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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 to the deceased. I chose this particular piece due to the abundance of our chapters mentioning burial practices‚ tombs‚ and relics left behind to honor the dead. Death was important to people of ancient worlds. They believed their beloved ones were being carried off to the gods and gifts left at or in their tombs were offerings to help
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tissues‚ which will rapidly decompose‚ and of the skeleton‚ which can remain intact for thousands of years under certain conditions. Some commonly practiced methods of human corpse disposal are burial‚ cremation‚ and permanent storage in an above ground tomb or mausoleum. Burial is the ritual act of placing a dead person or animal into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench‚ placing the deceased inside and covering it over. According to the Wikipedia article‚ “Burial
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2200 square metres. Scarpa had “found his Pyramid” after being commissioned‚ It took ten years to construct and in the process Scarpa drew 1200 drawings for the Tomb. (Carlo Scarpa – a Profile‚ 1996) POETIC ARCHITECTURE By paying close attention to detail and considering his designs from every perspective possible‚ Scarpa has created a tomb with magical and transporting qualities. From reading and seeing images of the architecture‚ it feels like Scarpa has created a living‚ breathing‚ growing form;
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sarcophagi became more ornate due to evolving cultures. Because of this change‚ the usage of the sarcophagi shifted from the importance of functionality‚ to the significance of a cultures’ craftsmanship and the meanings of the decorations. The earliest tomb discovered was in Egypt during the
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into two cemeteries‚ U and B. Cemetery U includes the famous tomb U-j‚ which belonged to a powerful unknown ruler whose influence is thought to have possibly extended as far as Lower-Egypt. Cemetery U contrasts with Cemetery B mainly because the elite
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Throughout centuries‚ different cultures have developed their own beliefs about life and death‚ and therefore there is a wide diversity of what cultures value the most. While Greeks value life and glory‚ Egyptians believed in immortality and the soul. The views of these cultures can be appreciated through their art; and their views about death‚ specifically‚ can be seen in sarcophagi and coffins. Both Egyptian and Greek art had different approaches to the building of their coffins‚ and these differences
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Alexander the Great and the empire he established‚ with the ensuing chaos the came after when Alexander tragically died at a young age. The book was organized somewhat chronologically‚ starting from opening the tombs in which Alexander was buried and how he fell ill‚ to the closing of the tombs and a reflection of the fall of his empire. Romm tried to answer the question of how Alexander died‚ providing multiple theories of how and why he died. Romm seemed to advocate the theory of poison from Alexander’s
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