Archaeology and contemporary death: Using the past to provoke, challenge and engage.

ABSTRACT: While death is universal, reactions to death and ways of dealing with the dead body are hugely diverse, and archaeological research reveals numerous ways of dealing with the dead through time and across the world. In this paper, findings are presented which not only demonstrate the power of archaeology to promote and aid discussion around this difficult and challenging topic, but also how our approach resulted in personal growth and professional development impacts for participants. In this interdisciplinary pilot study, archaeological case studies were used in 31 structured workshops with 187 participants from health and social care backgrounds in the UK, to explore their reactions to a diverse range of materials which documented wide and varied approaches to death and the dead. Our study

SUBMITTER: Croucher K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7771686 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature