Are we the dead the only ones we bury?
- One of the characteristics that distinguish our species (Homo sapiens sapiens) from others is the inhumation of the dead. At least so far.
A team of researchers from the Museum of Natural History of France, CNSR and the UPV/EHU investigates the remains of a child found at the La Ferrassie (Dordogne) site in 1970. Bones, about 41,000 years old, belong to the Homo Neanderthalensis species, and the child was intentionally buried at the time of his death.
This isolated case is not enough to confirm the hypothesis, but it can be deduced that Neanderthal men buried their own deaths if more tests are found.
Paris 1845. The Labortan economist and politician Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) wrote the satire Pétition des fabricants de chandelles (The Request of the Sailing). Fiercely opposed to protectionism, he ironistically stated that the sailing boats asked for protection against... [+]
(Azken aldi luzean ezin naiz gauez atera, eta arratsaldez ere larri, eta asteburuetan ere ez, eta (jarri zaizue jada ihes egiteko gogoa), marianitoak eta bazkari azkar samarrak izaten dira nire enkontruneak. Konpainiak ondoegi aukeratu behar ditut. Ezin ditut poteoak... [+]
A few months ago, the sister had to interrupt her five-month pregnancy because of a mental deformation she was carrying with her. The decision was made between tears and five days after the news the child (Xoán) was in labor at the Cruces Hospital (they abort with the delivery... [+]
Desde o Paleolítico a nosa sorpresa ante a morte non cambiou. Ao representar un rito funerario, sempre se inclúe no cadro a tristeza e a angustia fronte ao azar; en pinceladas suaves ou a altas doses, dependendo do tratamento emocional desta cultura, máis expresiva ou... [+]
The international day of dignified death was celebrated on 2 November. In this regard, by means of this letter I would like to state how I see the situation in the Basque Country in this matter.
We are aware that the subject of death is not to your liking to many friends,... [+]