Ant302 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Putrefaction - the fifth stage of death; this process references the breaking down of a body of a human or animal post mortem and can be viewed as the decomposition of proteins, the eventual breakdown of the cohesiveness between tissues, and the liquefaction of most organs Decomposition - process of decay where an organism is disintegrated into constituent parts Adipocere - also known as corpse, grave or mortuary wax; a wax-like organic substance formed by the anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis...

Which of the following is a method of disposal for the deceased? a) Excarnation b) Consumption c) Cremation d) All of these answers are correct - d) All of these answers are correct Which of the following is a type of burial? a) Primary b) Mass burial c) Secondary d) All of these answers are correct - d) All of these answers are correct

Vampires are : - mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead, a revenant, or a living being True or False: The term vampire dates back to the early 18th century. - True. 'Vampire' was not popularized until the early 18th century, after a diffusion of vampire superstition into Western Europe from areas where vampire legends were frequent, such as the Balkans and Easte...

Putrefaction is defined as: - The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter. Decomposition is defined as: - Process of decay where an organism is disintegrated into constituent parts. Adipocere is defined as: - Also known as corpse, grave, or mortuary wax. It is a wax-like organic substance formed by the anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis of fat in tissue, such as body fat in corpses. Death is: - The cessation of biological functions that sustain a living organism. It is ver...

Vampires - Mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead, a revenant, or a living being. Vrykolakas - The Greek term for vampire, or revenant. A tradition of placing objects on or near the corpse persisted in modern folklore, where a wax cross and piece of pottery inscribed with "Jesus Christ conquers" were placed on the corpse to prevent the body from becoming a vampi...

Vampires - Mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead, a revenant, or a living being. Vrykolakas - The Greek term for vampire, or revenant. A tradition of placing objects on or near the corpse persisted in modern folklore, where a wax cross and piece of pottery inscribed with "Jesus Christ conquers" were placed on the corpse to prevent the body from becoming a vampi...

Because Europeans linked vodou to human sacrifice, cannibalism, depravity, and savagery, it provided the excuse to further dehumanize the enslaved Haitian peoples allowing brutal treatment to continue, even up until and through Haitian Independence. - True Modern Haitian demographics and language reflect French Colonial policies of the heavy use of African slaves, short life-expectancy for these slaves, and plantation farms. - True This worm uses birds and snails as hosts for its life cycle...

True or False: Aspock suggests that there are 'two types of different treatment that can be distinguished': those treated differently based on sex/age or social role, and those treated differently who "lost" their right [to normative burial] be- cause of some circumstance of their life or death' - True eight causal factors that result in deviant burials: - battle, judicial execution, superstition, suicide, homicide, massacre, plague and sacrifice & more than one factor can account for ...

Among the _____, the indigenous people of the Canary Islands, all people were mummified, not just the elites. - Gaunche True or False: Among the Inca, leaders were seen as being the children of the gods and thus worthy of mummification and worship. - True True or False: Cross-cultural studies have shown that all cultures fear death and bodies of the dead. - False