Berlin Lecture series 16 April 2018
We are pleased to be able to share the programme for the Deepdead lecture series in Berlin, to start on on April 16th. Ringvorlesung Die Macht der Toten (Faltflyer)
Beyond Death Conference Vienna 2 – 4 May 2018
Exploring the Uses of Dead Bodies, Funerary Objects, and Burial Spaces through Time. We are pleased to announce the programme for the event is now available to download Beyond Death-2018-Programme It is not too late to book your place, for further information [...]
Beyond death Conference 2 – 4 May 2018
Exploring the Uses of Dead Bodies, Funerary Objects, and Burial Spaces through Time This conference, which is one of the outputs of the HERA UP-funded project DEEPDEAD (Deploying the Dead: Artefacts and Human Bodies in Socio-Cultural Transformations), explores the uses [...]
Progress of the DEEPDEAD project featured recently in European media
Ladislav Smejda was recently interviewed by Deutschlandfunk a German Radio station which was an exciting way to let the wider public know about wider ecological implications of the Research Project. The interview discusses how death can be both helpful [...]
The DEEPDEAD session at the EAA’s annual conference in Maastricht: a summary
By Sebastian Becker Maastricht is surely known as one of Europe’s most sought after tourist destinations, but this summer it also became a meeting point for archaeologists from Europe and beyond. The occasion was the annual conference of the European [...]
Human burials affect the environment for millennia
Ladislav Smejda “Every puff of wind … may blow the father into the sons eyes… Every grain of dust that flies here, is a piece of a Christian…” John Donne, English poet and cleric (1572-1631) People have always been intrigued [...]
Our first meeting at Deepdead
It was a pleasure to have for the first time part of the Deepdead team together at our Exeter meeting during the summer. We had brilliant presentations by Naomi, Philip, Estella, Andrew, Jan-Peer, Ladislav and Jan. The idea behind these [...]