Archaeologists on Contemporary Death: The Mortality Special Issue

Archaeologists study death today!

This video introduces the special issue of the interdisciplinary journal 'Mortality' (vol. 16/2), guest edited by Professor Howard Williams. Despite ethical sensitivities, archaeologists are increasingly investigating death, burial and commemoration in the 20th and 21st centuries as well as in earlier time periods!

Here's the link to the 'Mortality' special issue, published in 2011:

Check out Howard's Archaeodeath blog for more evaluations and reflects on current deathways from an archaeologist's perspective:

Download and read Howard's introduction to the 'Mortality' special issue here:

Download and read Howard's research article 'Cremation and present pasts' here:

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