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Lecturer in Newcastle, Historical archaeologist, zooarchaeologist, Canadian expat. Currently researching historical treatment of dogs. Views are my own.
Oct 27, 2020 20 tweets 12 min read
Do All Dogs go to Heaven? My new research published today in @AntiquityJ! Join me on an archaeological journey of human-animal relationships through time in my survey of #PetCemeteries. A thread 1/18👇🏼🐶🐱
doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2… Image Gravestones are full of fascinating information! They tell us so much more than who is buried where and when they died… Additional text, designs and symbolism can reveal how a society constructs social relationships, what they thought about death and peoples’ emotions. 2/18 Image