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  1. Oct 2020
    1. The term ‘burial landscape’ implies not only the physical burials themselves, but also the space’s interconnectedness with the community, and with a wider expanse of burial practices within a society.

      I fully agree with this definition of the term 'burial landscape'. Many burial grounds have significant spiritual meanings and are more than just a physical burial site.

    2. Their bodies would become some of the first European deposits deliberately placed in the environs of these settlements.

      I'm curious if any of the British settlers practicing mortuary archeologists or just people who followed tradition after death?