In Search of Early Funerary Practices

In 2022, there were 577,160 deaths registered in England and Wales. Many were reported in local and sometimes national newspapers, and on social media. The ensuing funerals would have been a deeply personal experience for families and friends of the deceased. We all die and are mourned by those we leave behind. Mourning and remembering the dead is a very ancient part of the human condition, but it...