Since our course is now going into its final week I’ve decided to do a
wrap up on my blogging experience. When the idea was first presented in class I
thought this assignment was going to be a big pain in the you know what, but it
turns out I was wrong. By creating this blog it has allowed me to really gain a
wider grasp on what fields of archaeology truly interests me. It was also super
interesting to view my fellow class member’s blogs and learn what interests
they had. By viewing a vast collection of blog posts it allowed me to see how large the archaeological world is and widened my archaeological experience.
Having this blog being focused on death and death related rituals really showed
me that our societies past and present are surrounded and consumed with the act
of dying itself and what will follow after our deaths have occurred.
Researching other cultures traditions of interpreting and practicing mortuary
rituals made me realize that no one death is treated the same. It was also
interesting to see which mortuary rituals are still relevant in our societies
versus other practices that have died out (ha no pun intended... but actually
it was). It’s nice to see that for the most part child sacrifice and
disembowelment rituals are no longer a staple in modern mortuary practices.
This course has changed my views on death and how I myself want to be buried,
there are just too many options! Top of the list would have to be space burial,
second an old school Viking boat burial and third a reef burial to give
something back to the environment. These blog entries have been very useful in
expanding my mortuary knowledge (although a struggle at times when rushing to
finish an entry at 11:59pm on a Sunday night). All in all I’m glad this mini
project was assigned it kept me engaged with the class and introduced me to
topics I had never thought of.
And now a little death joke to end what may be my last blog post.
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