In The End

We've teased it. We've talked about it. It's finally here! This week, we take on the first part of our cremation series. Spectacularly specific rituals, bones in costume, and just enough gross stuff to make you remember you're listening to In the End.   Also, incredibly detailed resources if you want more info: For Hittite royal cremations: van den Hout, T. P. J. 1994. Death as a Privilege. The Hittite Royal Funerary Ritual. In Hidden Futures. Death and Immortality in Ancient Egypt, Anatolia, the Classical, Biblical and Arabic-Islamic World. T. P. J. van den Hout, R. Peters and J. M. Bremer, ed. Pp. 37-75. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.    Article that talks about the links between Greek and Hittite cremations (since I specifically mention it):  Rutherford, Ian. 2007. Achilles and the Sallis Wastais Ritual: Performing Death in Greece and Anatolia. In Performing Death. Social Analyses of Funerary Traditons in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean, edited by Nicola Laneri, pp. 223-236. Oriental Instit