A poem written by ~tamisar💞for today’s BraveWrite prompt word “Patina.”

An ancient, bronze bracelet, polished to show its beautiful, blue-green patina, with intricate designs etched all around the surface of its coiled form. Photo from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Note: We don’t wish to say that the bracelet shown is known to have come from a particular gravesite. We‘re using it purely as an example of such a poignant find.

'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds Fingerprints on a Roman burial hold new clues to an unusual liquid gypsum funeral ritual.

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Life and death of the 'Ice Prince of Mattsies' revealed: medieval child burial found in Roman villa in Germany Discover the story of the "Ice Prince of Mattsies," a 1,350-year-old elite child burial uncovered in southern Germany.

The "Ice Prince of Mattsies"—a 1,350-year-old toddler buried with silver spurs, silk-trimmed tunic, and a gold-inlaid sword—was preserved by freezing his grave in ice. Turns out medieval Germany had its own version of cryo-preservation. #IcePrince #Archaeology #MedievalGermany #AncientBurials

Archaeologists reveal the enigmatic burial practices of the Southern Jê A new study published by archaeologists in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology set out to answer questions about the spatiality, chronology, and symbolic aspects of Southern Jê burial caves (SJ...

Burial caves near water and mound complexes marked Southern Jê death rituals for 500 years, reflecting changing beliefs rather than social class. #Archaeology #IndigenousHistory #SouthernJê #AncientBurials

Diverging Paths of Mourning: Burial Practices of Neanderthals and Early Homo sapiens A Shared Legacy with Divergent Customs

Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens had distinct burial customs, shaped by shared symbolism and cultural exchange in the Levant. These findings reveal new insights into early human rituals.
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