Chester, United Kingdom

Archaeology of Death and Memory

Master's
Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: humanities
Qualification: MA
Kind of studies: full-time studies, part-time studies
Master of Arts (MA)
University website: www.chester.ac.uk
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. In North America, archaeology is considered a sub-field of anthropology, while in Europe archaeology is often viewed as either a discipline in its own right or a sub-field of other disciplines.
Death
Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include aging, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, homicide, starvation, dehydration, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury. In most cases, bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death.
Memory
Memory is the faculty of the mind by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.
Memory
The pure memories given
To help our joy on earth, when earth is past,
Shall help our joy in heaven.
Margaret Junkin Preston, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 407.
Memory
Forsan et hæc olim meminisse juvabit.
Perhaps the remembrance of these things will prove a source of future pleasure.
Death
I don't wanna die
But I ain't keen on living either
Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, Feel, Escapology (18 November 2002)
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