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I'm a PhD student researching the role of the archaeological dead in contemporary British society. Think of this as a scrapbook of all the interesting links, snippets of information and random bits and bobs I come across pertaining to death, dying and the dead. Enjoy?!

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    Buried face down: Prone Burials

    theossuary:

    From Current Archaeology:  

    Archaeologists have excavated over 600 bodies from around the world, mysteriously buried face-down. Britain is the biggest hotspot – with more than 200 prone burials. What do they signify? Caroline Arcini of Sweden’s National Heritage Board has been investigating.

    Note: I suspect that Morbid Curiosity may have posted this before, but I couldn’t confirm it because Tumblr’s search feature FUCKING SUCKS. Sorry, it had to be said. Seriously: I can’t even search my OWN posts by text, or even by tag.

    The search feature on Tumblr is, indeed, PANTS. I thought I had posted this, but I can’t find it, so perhaps not! Who knows?! Anyhoo, re-posting because deviant burial (any kind of burial that deviates from the ‘norm’, e.g. an unusually secure grave, decapitation and/or dismemberment of the corpse, binding, unusual grave location, etc.) is fascinating - and if you’re not following theossuary, then do it now!

    (Source: theossuary)