Hosted by a Licensed Funeral Director with a degree in Anthropology, Marsy and a musical guru, Zay, join us as we break the stigma surrounding death itself. As life is full of uncertainty, but death is always certain. Talking about our own demise and understanding other cultures and the history surrounding death is an important topic to be educated on.
If the Neanderthals were not the first humans to bury their dead, then who was?
Hello Listeners! In this episode we will be discussing the Homo Naledi who are now believed to be the first of the human ancestors to actually bury their dead - not the Neanderthals. Anthropology is forever changing as we uncover more mysteries to tie into our human evolution timeline. Join us as we discuss what human evolution is, a brief synapse of the timeline of human evolution, and how we found out homo Naledi buried their dead. As always our show notes are posted on our patreon for free...
3 May 2023
Funerary Practices of the Ancient Maya
Hello Listeners! This week we will dive into speaking about the Ancient Maya and how they honored their dead. As usual, full show notes are available for free on our patreon if you would like to read. We have a lot of works cited for this one as well. We hope you enjoy this week's episode! Works Cited https://www.worldhistory.org/Popol_Vuh/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Xibalba/ 1. | Coe MD. Maya (8th Edition). Thames & Hudson; 2010. https://www.ncpedia.org/glossary/pok-tok#:...
12 Jan 2023
Funerary Practices of the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans
Hello Listeners! We apologize for the slight hiatus through the holidays! We are kicking off the new year with a bang! Tune in to learn about the burial and cremation practices of both Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans that we still see in Funerals to this day! https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dbag/hd_dbag.htm https://www.worldhistory.org/article/96/the-roman-funeral/ https://www.thoughtco.com/roman-burial-practices-117935 https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/ancient_underworld/inner...
12 Nov 2022
The Great Terra-Cotta Warriors
This week we dive into the man behind the Terra-cotta Warriors. Join us as we discuss an interesting archeological find that still amazes Anthropologists to this day! We apologize for the 2 week delay. Illness had unfortunately took control of our lives for 2 weeks! Sources https://smarthistory.org/the-terracotta-warriors/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/emperor-qin https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/terra-cotta-soldiers-on-the-march-30942673/ Be sure to follow us on ...
23 Oct 2022
Ancient Egyptians and their Burial Practices
Hello Listeners, this week we dive into Ancient Egyptians and how their beliefs molded the way they honored their dead! Tune in to hear about what they believed when it came to their version of the afterlife, how mummification tied into these beliefs, and what would happen if a body was not properly honored and cared for. References: https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Egypt/The-king-and-ideology-administration-art-and-writing https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egy...
15 Oct 2022
The Burial Practices of the Mesopotamians
Hello Listeners, this week we discuss the Mesopotamian cultures, their beliefs in the afterlife and what that entailed for their burial rituals. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lets.talk.death.podcast/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/letstalk_death Follow us on tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@lets_talk_death?_t=8WWP9v9xJ2E&_r=1 References https://california.public.law/codes/ca_health_and_safety_code_section_7105 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/...
8 Oct 2022
Neanderthals! The first humans to bury their dead?
https://www.sapiens.org/culture/hominin-burial/ https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-neanderthalensis In this episode we talk about one of our distant ancestors: The Neanderthals, and the controversy of them being the first of the humans to bury their dead. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @lets.talk.death.podcast and Tiktok @letstalkdeathpodcast for exclusive content!
8 Oct 2022
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