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How to Ensure Your Death Doesn’t Kill the Environment
We can all agree humans need to reduce their impact on the environment. And while most of us think of this in terms of daily activities – such as eating less meat, or being water-wise – this responsibility actually extends beyond life and into death. The global population is closing on eight billion, and the…
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Stone Age Anatolians Dug Up Their Dead and Painted the Bones
Archaeological evidence from the ancient city of Çatalhöyük reveals a complex funerary ritual in which human bones were dug up, circulated among the community, painted, and reburied. The colouring on exhumed bones has also been matched to paintings found on building walls.
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Archaeologists Uncover More Secrets in Ancient Greek Tomb Containing ‘Nestor’s Cup’
Archaeologists recently analysed partially cremated remains from a necropolis on the north side of Ischia, a volcanic island off the coast of Italy. In new research published in PLoS ONE, the team reveals that a tomb once thought to belong to one person actually contained three.
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America’s First Composting Funeral Home Is Finally Open
Death is inevitable. But Seattle-based company Recompose is giving people a new way to exit this mortal coil: Having their remains laid in a tube of mulch and soil and letting bacteria turn them into compost in a month’s time. After having opened their doors earlier this winter, Recompose is now fully getting to work…