Re:Locking up corpses to keep them from escaping
by defrost on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @09:33AM
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Somebody didn't want the child getting up and out of the grave of it's own accord, yes.
(allegedly)
The question whether that was the parents, the wider family, the "villagers", .. remains open (I would presume).
Either way, for whatever unkown reason the bodies are being moved, I see no signs that they are being disinterned into chairs and paraded about the town square (something literally happens with the dead in some cultures that you have liturally referenced) .. just the careful, respectful, recording and logging of sites by archeologists.
The issues comes with whether their work should be done or not.
And then with whether it should be on the public record or not.
And lastly with whether media should trawl those records for sensational content or not.
Where is it you draw the line .. I can live without the trashy popular coverage myself.
(allegedly)
The question whether that was the parents, the wider family, the "villagers", .. remains open (I would presume).
Either way, for whatever unkown reason the bodies are being moved, I see no signs that they are being disinterned into chairs and paraded about the town square (something literally happens with the dead in some cultures that you have liturally referenced) .. just the careful, respectful, recording and logging of sites by archeologists.
The issues comes with whether their work should be done or not.
And then with whether it should be on the public record or not.
And lastly with whether media should trawl those records for sensational content or not.
Where is it you draw the line .. I can live without the trashy popular coverage myself.