Mortuary+Practices+of+Monte+Albàn

Scott Denney ==This page will explore the complexities of the people of Monte Albàn and the practices employed while burying there dead. To truly know something about the way people lived it is important to explore the way that they died. From the early examples of Neanderthals to today’s modern human there has been an emphasis on the mortuary practices of the culture. I intend to make an argument that the burial practices in place during the height of the Monte Albàn culture tell us about the way people lived by insight into there social status, there everyday life, and there culture.==

Some of the pictures shown below capture the ideas of life and death in Monte Albàn.



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