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Rethinking the dead: the anthropology of death and burial

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Why is the skull such a fascinating subject for artists? And why are catacombs popular tourist destinations? These are just some of the questions we will discuss in this course about the unique and unusual ways we honour and inter our dead. From archaeology to biological anthropology to modern mortuary science, what will archaeologists in the future find?

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Course dates

16 Jan 2016

Course duration

1 day(s)

Course fee

£85

Academic Directors, Course Directors and Tutors are subject to change, when necessary.

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Institute of Continuing Education
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
CB23 8AQ
UK

Qualifications / Credits

Non-accredited

Course code

1516NDX017

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    Madingley Hall
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    Cambridge
    CB23 8AQ

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