Just as magic was involved in one’s birth and life, so was it present at one’s departure to the next world. Mummification was practiced in order to preserve the body so that it could be recognized by the soul in the afterlife. The last act of the priests at a funeral was the Opening of […]

Material Objects & Cultures Material objects convey volumes about the people who possessed them. Cultures and societies in every generation are in part classified – either correctly or incorrectly – by the objects or symbols they select and how they are displayed. Typically, the formal study of society is the purview of anthropologists and social […]