Digging up the Dead
An archaeological field school experience shines a light on the grave concerns people have about the treatment of human remains.
Death
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What Migrants Leave Behind
Piles of backpacks, empty water jugs, and even high heels left scattered on migrant trails leave visible markers of the desperation and endurance of those who traveled there.
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How to Care for the Dead
How long have we been burying the dead? And why is it so haunting when we can’t set those who have passed to rest?
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Did Ancient People Die Young?
Many of us believe our ancestors lived much shorter lives than we do. Cutting-edge archaeology shows otherwise.
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The Weird, Wild World of Mortuary Customs
Embalming is just one among the world’s wide variety of funeral practices, and in a sense it’s as ordinary as any other. Then again, it’s pretty strange.
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Grief Can Make Us Wise
Grief makes sense of loss and opens us to rebuilding all that is meaningful in life. Society would benefit if public grief were acknowledged more.