The Sacrificial Puppies of the Shang Dynasty
A new study suggests young dogs were frequently buried with humans in China some 3,000 years ago, but the precise reasons remain elusive.
The Sacrificial Puppies of the Shang Dynasty
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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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How Halloween Has Traveled the Globe
Whether trick-or-treating in the United States or costume play celebrations in Japan, Allhallows Eve has taken many forms as its traditions travel the world.
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Ritual Sacrifice May Have Shaped Dog Domestication
An ancient Arctic site suggests a complex relationship between humans and dogs.
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Can Cryptocurrency Revolutionize the Rituals of Money?
Some people are turning their backs on traditional banks in favor of cryptocurrencies. Beneath the financial and technological conversations surrounding this shift is a story about how trust shapes the culture of money.
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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.