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New Morbid Terminology: Excarnation, Evisceration and Exhumation

January 10, 2013by Kate Meyers Emery 10 Comments

Excarnation, evisceration and exhumation are three related terms for mortuary archaeologists. All describe methods for making the movement of the deceased over long distances easier as well as reasons that […]

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Bioarchaeology, Cemeteries, Funeral Practices, Tombs

A New Way to Excavate Chamber Tombs

May 8, 2012by Kate Meyers Emery 4 Comments

Excavation is not always a straightforward process of removing soil in specific cultural and natural layers. It needs to be done carefully to note all inclusions and levels. As I […]

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Cemeteries, Mortuary Archaeology, Mortuary Sites, Tombs

Perceptions of Pollution in the Past

January 10, 2012by Kate Meyers Emery 2 Comments

The presence of garbage in and around the tombs of Pompeii has been assumed, since excavations in the 19th century, to be present due to the decline of the civilization […]

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Cemeteries, Mortuary Archaeology, Tombs

Not quite burned, not quite buried

December 8, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery 2 Comments

When classifying burials there are a number of primary categories that they tend to fall into such as inhumation, cremation, bundle burials or mummification. However, the past is not that […]

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Cemeteries, Cremation, Mortuary Sites, Tombs

Early Roman Chamber Tombs at Kenchreai, Greece

November 10, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery 3 Comments

Beginning in 2002, the Kenchreai Cemetery Project has been exploring subterranean chamber tombs that date to the Roman Empire. The site is located on the eastern coast of the Isthmus […]

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Cremation, Funeral Practices, Mortuary Archaeology, Tombs

Wari Mortuary Practices in Peru: New and Old

March 1, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery Leave a comment

Nine tombs from Peru were recently discovered, and have been heralded as being as important to archaeology as the discovery of Machu Picchu. The tombs are part of the Wari […]

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Funeral Practices, Tombs

Excavations at Amara West

January 31, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery 1 Comment

Amara West is an ongoing excavation done through the British Museum in Sudan that has been taking place since 2008. It is located in Upper Nubia, and dates from 1500 […]

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Cemeteries, Digital Archaeology, Mortuary Sites, Mummies, Tombs

New Sican Tomb and Deeper Look at Funerary Practices

January 23, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery 1 Comment

Announced last week, a 1,200 year old Sican tomb has been discovered in the Lambayaque region of Peru. This region is found along the North coast. The excavation is part […]

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Funeral Practices, Tombs

Caligula’s Tomb Found, Or Was It?

January 18, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery 1 Comment

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, or Caligula lived from 12 to 41 AD in Rome. The name Caligula was given to him while serving in the army under his father, […]

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Tombs

Shaft Tombs, an overview and recent advances

January 10, 2011by Kate Meyers Emery Leave a comment

Shaft tombs are not a common burial practice, but they have been found around the world and were popular during a variety of time periods. Between 1650 and 1500 BC, […]

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