[Homestead] Just weird
EarthNSky
erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Mon Jan 14 21:53:14 EST 2008
Clansgian at wmconnect.com wrote:
> This was the way it was done in ancient times. The dead were left in tombs
> for six months to a year during which time the flesh was eaten away. The
> limestone container in which the dead reposed was called in Greek a 'sarcophagus'
> that is 'flesh eater'. Afterwards the bones were gathered up and put into a
> much smaller container (about the size of a bread box) called the 'ossuary' =
> 'bone box'. The smaller ossuaries took up less space and the sarcophagus
> could be used over and over.
Thanks, James.
I knew the terms, but never thought about the action of moving the body
from one to another. I guess I thought the ossuary more like an urn for
cremated remains. What you said makes more sense, however.
B
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