I like my corpses like I like my pretzels. Salted.
I’ve been reading a lot of interesting food non-fiction books in my sparse free time as a way to relax after long days of dissertation preparation and article writing. I’ve […]
Category Archives: Overviews
New Morbid Terminology: Coffin Birth
Since I’m currently in the process of preparing to defend my dissertation (yay!), I’m going to be re-posting some of my favorite past articles! Recently, Caitlin Doughty of “Ask a […]
New Morbid Terminology: Cementochronology
When I saw this word I just knew it would make a great new morbid terminology. If we take the word apart, there are two major pieces: cemento and chronology. […]
Fakes, Frauds and Hoaxes… Or are they?
As a discipline, Archaeology has been faced with numerous hoaxes and fakes throughout the years. There is a certain amount of wild romanticism that surrounds our field- it is one […]
New Morbid Terminology: Promession
Remember Terminator 2, before our robot friend Arnold became a governor? In T2, the Terminator returns as the ‘good guy’, and our heroes are faced with a new enemy, a […]
Morbid Terminology: Coffin vs. Casket
There are many different types of containers that the deceased were buried in, often chosen based on the cultural norms of the group, the context of the death or burial, […]
Forensics Techniques to Examine Iron Age House Fire Fatalities
When examining arson or domestic fire deaths, forensics specialists have a careful job to do in determining manner of death, and the relationship between death and the fire. There are […]
New Morbid Terminology: Quicklime
If you’re a fan of murder-mystery novels, you’ve probably run across quicklime before. It’s commonly cited in detective and mob stories as a method for quick and anonymous disposal of […]
LAWDI and Mortuary Archaeology
Over the past four days, I was fotunate to be a part of the Linked Ancient World Data Institute (#LAWDI). The purpose was to discuss, share and explore linked data […]
Examining the Richard III Evidence
Richard III is a highly controversial figure from English history, and this legacy continues today. Shakespeare wrote of him as a villain, exaggerating his scoliosis and writing his malicious dialogue.“And […]
Bones Don't Lie 