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subterranean-mortality

It examines how underground spaces serve as metaphors and physical locations for human mortality and the rituals surrounding death.

1 chapter across 1 book

Underland: A Deep Time Journey (2019)Robert Macfarlane

Chapter 2: Burial

Chapter 2: Burial explores the deep human relationship with subterranean spaces as sites of burial and memory, drawing on archaeological discoveries such as the Mesolithic Aveline's Hole and the Homo Naledi fossils. It reflects on the cultural and existential significance of burial practices, the historical narratives of cave exploration, and the philosophical implications of death and the underworld as a domain of human experience.