The Abydos Cemetery was a burial ground for the ruling elites of Abydos in Predynastic times. “Umm el-Qa’ab”‚ which means "the mother of pots"‚ is the modern-day Arabic name of the site. (Bard 2008: 109) The cemetery is located in the desert between Abydos and the edge of a mountain range. The burial ground was used from at least the Naqada I period in 3800 B.C. It was the royal cemetery during the 1st Dynasty and was also used by the two last kings of the 2nd Dynasty. The area has been divided into
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Introduction The Sharpeville Massacre Memorial has a cultural and historical significance for South Africans because of the events‚ which occurred in the Sharpeville massacre‚ which was the turning point of the apartheid and first initiation of the anti-apartheid. An investigation will be done to determine information about the memorial site‚ determining how the site compiles with the National Resource Heritage Act of 1999‚issues with the site and ways to determine as to how the site should be preserved
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RESPECT THE DEAD Dear Editor‚ In response to the article entitled “No peace even at final resting place” published in the New Straits Times on 21st October 2013 ‚ I would like to bring the notice of all readers‚ the total disregard shown by irresponsible people and organizations which should have maintained and ‘preserved’ the cemeteries not only for Christian but for all religions in Malaysia. The sad plight that occurred to the ‘occupants’ of the Christian cemetery at Rawang should have opened
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As the unfriendly‚ ice-cold wind travelled precipitously over the neglected heath‚ I made my first brave step towards the enormous entrance leading into the settlement of those abandoned souls.The closer I seemed to get towards the overpowering‚ fully grown gateway the darker the area became with the stealthily moving shadows. Courageously I pulled the rusted gate open‚ which was scraping my soft skin‚ I found myself in a whole new unnatural world. There were huge amounts of rotting gravestones
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Do you need to work on headstone lettering in Childwall? Something that is going to last for many‚ many years needs to be crafted by a skilled stonemason. There are many tools used that need to be mastered when working with stone. It is difficult‚ in a time of mourning to create an inspirational epitaph and one wants the most meaningful dedication possible inscribed in stone to remember a loved one. If repairs are needed‚ the existing work should be perfectly matched and any new additions should
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The Scariest Place I’ve Ever Been The scariest place I’ve ever been was Stewartsville Cemetery‚ located outside of Maxton‚ N.C. The night we decided to go was Friday 13th. My wife and I invited friends and family over to watch horror movies. While watching the movies we began to get pumped up and ready for a night out filled with fun and adventure‚ not realizing what I was getting myself into. We left home around 12:30 that morning‚ when we arrived at the cemetery I was hesitant about getting
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In “The Loved One” Waugh satirises American burial customs. Discuss this statement with reference to the novel. In this essay‚ it will be discussed how the author of “The Loved One” satirises the American way of death and funeral industry. This will be done by analysing aspects from the ‘Happier Hunting Ground’ and ‘Whispering Glades’. In addition‚ the two will be compared and contrasted followed by a brief conclusion. Whispering Glades Memorial Park and mortuary represents a Disney Land like
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BURIAL PRACTICES One of the most enlightening and problematic expressions of identity is burial practice. Burials link several lines of inquiry into a single research object. They represent a single or small series of closely linked events. Biology‚ art‚ religion‚ communication‚ society‚ and personal psychology can all ideally be preserved in or represented by burials. A burial can be a snapshot of a people and their culture. Research into the burial practices of the Harappan Civilization has
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By Lee A. Zito Philip Freneau interested me from the start because I had never once heard of him. Reading his biography‚ I was surprised that just like John Woolman‚ he too was from New Jersey. As I read the rest of his biography in the book‚ my impression of him was heavily mixed. While he was described to be one of the most influential American poets‚ he was also described as a failure at almost everything he did. I set out to find more information on Freneau and many of the documents that I
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The Grave "The Grave‚" by Katherine Anne Porter‚ is about two young children’s lives and how their past affected them while growing up. Both Paul and Miranda are related as brother and sister.Paul was a twelve year old boy who really enjoyed hunting and gathering skeletons.Miranda was a nine year old girl who use to like shooting targets‚ and grew up as a tomboy. They used to live in Louisiana and then later on they moved to Texas. After they moved down to Texas‚ their family purchased a small farm
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