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Wreaths of Roses and Ivy Adorn Painted Skulls
The church of Saint Michael has been standing since the 12th century. It is surrounded by a graveyard and built against a cliff where it overlooks the town of Hallstatt. The basement chapel of the church contains demonstrations of a ritual that has fallen out of practice almost everywhere else in Austria. It houses a Karner (Charnel House), a place of second burial which used to be[...]
Deep in the Earth, A Tower for the Dead
Man began burying their dead mainly for sanitary reasons. Before the invention of antiseptics when a person died of a illness such as tuberculosis immediate removal of the body was very important for the safety of the rest of the family. The burying of the body was not only the quickest way to stop any prolonged exposure but also easiest method to ensure that carrion eating predators[...]
Write Your Own Obituary
Who knows more about your life than you do? Have you ever thought about writing your own obituary? How would you summarize your life in roughly 500 words or less? You would need to think of the people you love most, your passions, your priorities and important events that occurred in your lifetime.Writing your own obituary can be useful for more than the obvious reason. Firstly, by[...]
Identifying The Unknown Soldiers: A History of Dog Tags
It was during the American Civil War of 1861-1865 that the realities of war had begun gripping the world in more ways then one. With conscription leading to a militia draft, further spearheading the great draft riot of New York in 1863 to the rising death toll of soldiers, the realities of death[...]
Qin Shi Huang's Tomb
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor after the unification of China in 221 BC. It was under Huang's rule that the precursor to the Great Wall of China was built. Huang was obsessed with becoming immortal, because of his fear of death. He ironically died of mercury poisoning due to the capsules he was prescribed in order to achieve immortality.Huang's fear of death fueled his desire to be[...]
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