No one likes to say goodbye. It is one of the hardest things we face in life, and even in letting go of someone we love, we don’t want to release their memory. For this reason, many people opt to keep with them a token that holds that memory near, a constant reminder of the … [Read more…]
When anthropologists research early human civilizations, and even our evolutionary ancestors, they often look for signs of burial customs and funeral rites. It turns out, burying your loved ones, often with ceremonial and memorial keepsakes, is one of the earliest marks of intelligence. For thousands of years, human beings have had elaborate, often extravagant funeral … [Read more…]
