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[Last Rites & Global Insights] - Oldest Evidence of Cremation?
100,000 years? Now that's a long history.
Alex Lewis
May 26
Shared: Archaeologists Uncover 1,500-Year-Old Cremation Vessel Full of Human Bones
How's that for historical deathcare?
Alex Lewis
Jun 11, 2025
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[PBS News] How the quest to preserve Lenin’s body helps the living
PBS News investigation of the unique preservation practices and culture surrounding the remains of Vladimir Lenin.
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Mar 3, 2025
An Itemized Bill: Some of the oldest (& oddest) causes of death, from 350-year-old Bills of Mortality
A mildly macabre list of antiquated causes of death, and what they mean. Plannet-struck? Meagrome? What did people die of in the 1600's?
Alex Lewis
Oct 31, 2024
Death & Faxes — You Can't Take It With You; the Origins of the Coroner System
A quick look at the unexpected origins of the coroner system. Just how old is the office of coroner, exactly?
Alex Lewis
Oct 25, 2024
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