Aggregate Death
37 Pieces of Life Advice from Dying People
10 years ago
by Caleb Wilde
in Aggregate Death
This is a pretty long list of advice. Supposedly, though, the list was crowd sourced from those that were dying. So, here you go:
“A Mother’s Journey”: 20 photos of a Mother’s love for her dying son
10 years ago
by Caleb Wilde
in Aggregate Death
“A Mother’s Journey” is photo documentary taken by Renée C. Byer about a mother’s love for her cancer ridden 10 year old son. This series — taken over the course of a year — won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007. The photos and story are equal parts tragic and beautiful, traversing the mystery of death that encompasses our worst fears and yet our purest levels of humanity.
To view the photos and text click HERE. Oh, and grab a tissue box.
Frankenstein Mummies
10 years ago
by Caleb Wilde
in Aggregate Death
This from Tumblr user Sixpenceee
An international team of archaeologists have discovered that two mummies found on an island off the coast of Scotland are, like Dr. Frankenstein’s monster, composed of body parts from several different humans.
For example, scientists realized a female skeleton’s jaw didn’t fit with the rest of the skull, and after some DNA testing, they found that the bones had come from different people. In the case of a male skeleton, the parts were from people who lived hundreds of years apart.
The reason for this is still unclear.
