#Burials

Diverse Harappan funeral customs as compiled by JP Joshi. He reports brick tumulus of kurgan burials from Harappa and Daimabad sites of Sarasvati-Sindhu civilization. Such kurgan burials are also found

I would like to extend a giant f**k you to everyone downplaying the severity of this pandemichttps://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1248374630399672321 I cannot and will not be able to wrap my mind around the

Fascinating observations on the Indus Valley Civilization: 1) It's a myth that IVC was a peaceful utopia. Trauma & disease were prevalent though more so near the end of the

Hi everyone. Former NYC funeral director here. There's a lot of misinformation/misinterpretation going on right now about the burials on Hart Island so here's a brief thread giving some history

There are many things we still do not know about #COVID19, but for certain, dignity of those who pass away from it must be upheld.This Q&A with @ICRC’s Legal Adviser

1.@PresRajapaksa Has given his speech and pretty much told the #Muslims of #SriLanka to shut up and accept his decree on cremation.Thread 2. Never in the history of pre colonial

New trench for a mass grave at the potter's field on Hart Island in the Bronx Take part in the COVID-19 Custom Script Contest https://sentinel-hub.com/contest using hi-res datahttps://forms.gle/PHeSuw85gj4zAqUA8 Full-size

It’s now time for me to tell you my favourite extended fact about Bath Abbey - it involves Extreme Victorian Nonsense, as do all of the best facts. So, the

Mayor Bill de Blasio

The pictures of our fellow New Yorkers being buried on Hart Island are devastating for all of us.I want to make sure everyone knows what they’re seeing and what is

There are four burial grounds in Indore. All four together have had as many burials in the first week of April as in entire March. Indore has become quite a

OrderoftheGoodDeath

THREAD Regarding #COVIDー19, Hart Island & the mass burials you’re seeing- here’s some much needed clarification & context: First from our wonderful contributor @AllisonCMeier “I wrote this not sensational article

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Of all my ancestors contributions to mankind, I must say this is one my favorite ones: trousers!The oldest known trousers were found at the Yanghai cemetery, extracted from mummies in

This has been weighing on my mind a bit this week, so I thought I'd get it off my chest with a Twitter thread. As you do. Earlier this week

कुशल मेहरा

If your claim is the COVID death figures in India are 2x of what the government figure is you have my attention. If your claim is that the number is

Dawn West Cansfield 💀

1/20 Hi, I'm a researcher at the University of Winchester (UK) and today I'm talking about some ongoing research of mine in reconsidering burial positions in the later prehistoric archaeological

Julia Kite-Laidlaw

OK, I see today’s hysteria is, “New York City is throwing dead COVID-19 patients in mass graves you can see from space,” so here’s the truth about Hart Island: (1/n)