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> Archaeologists also unearthed a woman’s skull, smooth from touch, possibly a keepsake of a lost loved one. Everything else - the kitchen tools, the animal do
by jl6 3y ago
> Archaeologists also unearthed a woman’s skull, smooth from touch, possibly a keepsake of a lost loved one.
Everything else - the kitchen tools, the animal domestication - seems relatable. And then we get to the skull smoothing…
- soperj 3y agoSomeone's going to look back at people with urns of ashes, and think the same thing.
- lapetitejort 3y agoKeeping a loved-one's skull around seems downright tame compared to how some people treat their dead in modern times. How about the Indonesian tribe that digs up their dead every year [0]? [0]: https://htschool.hindustantimes.com/editorsdesk/knowledge-vine/digging-up-the-grave-the-toraja-tribe-of-indonesia-and-their-strange-funeral-traditions https://htschool.hindustantimes.com/editorsdesk/knowledge-vi...
- defrost 3y agoHow about the European tribes who dig up and clean human bones to make massive art installations with chandeliers, frescos, alters and the like in grand ossuaries? Sedlec Ossuary being the prime example, with many others on a smaller scale.