Mummies

       I've been pretty interested in the idea of mummies and mummification. After our last class, my interest grew so I decided to look up some videos that relate.
       The first one is about the process of Mummification  in a present day context.
       The second video is about the aftermath of doing a mummification on a present day individual.
       Mummification is an intense process that has dated back to ancient Egypt. It was process used to preserve bodies throughout time. Even though some attempts failed, many were successful which allowed scientists to learn more about it.

       Would you want to be mummified?

Victim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VR3N5b45P8
   The video above shows the findings of the first person who was shot in the New World. To know more, you're going to have to watch the video. (Little note: it's REALLY interesting)

One and Some Burials

     Millions of burials take place everyday. All over the world, different ways of doing so are being practiced with loved ones. For some, this practice is something full of sorrow. For others, it is an awakening of the soul; something that gives them a sense of peace and allows moments of self-reflecting. The way in which someone wants to be buried is varied throughout different cultures. The most common burials that we hear of  are the ground burial and cremation. In this post, I hope to bring to light other funerary practices that are held around the world.
      One type of funerary practice is held in Madagascar in which the living will retrieve the dead from the grave and hold a ceremony in which they dance with the deceased  The practice is usually held once in every seven years. Another funerary practice held is where the dead are eaten by their loved ones in order for their spirit to escape the body. This ritual is practiced a lot in South America and other locations. A sky burial is becoming more common within different communities. In this practice, a body is sent onto a mountain where their skeleton is broken apart and smashed into small pieces where they can be scattered across a piece of land. Another version of the sky burial is where a body is taken apart and left for vultures to...clean it up. For the last funerary practice I will discuss, I would like to mention that it is becoming more and more popular with time. The practice in question is a natural burial; one in which the body, after death, is buried in the ground without embalming.
       Like I stated before, millions of burials are taken place everyday and the way in which someone is buried, changes throughout time and space.