Essays about: "Burial practice"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Burial practice.
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1. Themes of (de)legitimation on the burial of aborted fetuses: the Italian pro-life and pro-choice movements
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : In Italy, all aborted fetuses are required to be buried. However, when thousands of fetuses graves were found displaying a cross with the name of the person who had aborted, the practice was contested. READ MORE
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2. Bogged down: Human preservation and decomposition. Using forensic scoring methods to assess three bog bodies from Denmark, England & Ireland.
University essay from Lunds universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : This work looks at three case studies from bog body research in Denmark, England and Ireland in order to investigate the variation of human decomposition in different depositional environments and the application of forensic methods to the area of bog body research in archaeology. The work attempts to assess the chosen case studies using an established forensic scoring method by Heaton et al (2010) and discusses the possible benefits of using an appropriately adapted scoring method for bog body research. READ MORE
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3. The Serapeum project : Discussing the origins, landscape choice and building motivation behind the New Kingdom sacred bull burial site using landscape archaeology.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/EgyptologiAbstract : Since the discovery of the Apis bull catacombs known as the Serapeum in the 1800’s by Auguste Mariette, Saqqara has become a topic of interest amongst archaeologists and Egyptologists. This in turn has prompted many new research attempts to try and better understand the function and significance of the funerary practices which took place there. READ MORE
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4. In the boundless realm of unending change : Planning for cemeteries in an urban context as envisioned through scenarios
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : Cemeteries are an integral part of the cityscape, which as a societal function are responsible for the interment of the deceased in a dignified manner. Cemeteries as a space imbued with cultural, historical, religious and emotional significance - as a site for grief, reflection and contemplation they also have a significant physical presence in the city. READ MORE
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5. Japanese Urban Tree Burials: Diversity and Individualization
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : Parallel with demographic concerns and an individualization process alternative burial practices in Japan have developed. One of them is tree burials that eliminates obligations for descendants to tend the grave, takes up relatively little space in a graveyard and enables memorialization while also providing an opportunity for the dead to remove one’s self from household constraints. READ MORE