Death and the unknown hold profound places in our psyche. Dying is one of the few universals in life. We're all guaranteed to be born, and we're all guaranteed to die, and as we age, we become more and more fixated on what happens in the great beyond. Do we go to a better place? Do we transition into another plane of existence? Do we become worm fodder and cease to exist? These are questions no living person can answer no matter how advanced our science has become or how spiritual we consider ourselves.
In this blog, I intend to pursue a subject that is of great interest to myself and a good portion of the rest of the world: Death and the study of the remains that are left behind. Obtaining a degree in archaeology only furthered my interest in human remains and the cultural phenomenon and beliefs surrounding dying and the afterlife. Ancient Egyptian funerary practices, the Viking ritual of a funeral pyre, and modern embalming and mortuary science are just some of the subjects I might touch upon.
By no means am I an expert on the subject, and this isn't meant to be a definitive source of knowledge. But maybe some readers will find what I have to say during my exploration interesting. If so, I would love to hear from you.
Cheers
