Tag: Body Snatchers
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A tzompantli or skull rack was used for the public display of human skulls, typically of war captives or sacrificial victims
A tzompantli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [t͡somˈpant͡ɬi]) or skull rack was a type of wooden rack or palisade documented in several Mesoamerican civilizations, which was used for the public display of human skulls, typically those of war captives or other sacrificial victims. It is a scaffold-like construction of poles on which heads and skulls were placed after holes had been made in them. Many have been documented throughout Mesoamerica,…
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Secondary burial is a feature of prehistoric and historic gravesites which refers to an exhumation and reburial
The secondary burial (German: Nachbestattung or Sekundärbestattung), or “double funeral” (not to be confused with double burial in which two bodies are interred together) is a feature of prehistoric and historic gravesites. The term refers to remains that represent an exhumation and reburial, whether intentional or accidental. Examples of secondary burial are known from the Paleolithic period, (including the Middle Paleolithic Mousterian culture and the Upper Paleolithic Magdalenian culture) and continuing through the Mesolithic period into the Neolithic period. The…
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Ghouls (and a few other things)
The Ghoul A Monstrous Mashup of Myth and Macabre Meet the ghoul, a creature so delightfully demonic it’ll make you shiver with excitement. Born from the mystical realms of pre-Islamic Arabian folklore, this monstrous humanoid has evolved into the ultimate symbol of undead terror in modern fiction. Think of it as the goth cousin of…
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Ghoul Busters: Indianapolis guards its dead (or does it?) by Stephen J. Taylor
JANUARY 24, 2015 STEPHEN J. TAYLOR Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana’s Digital Newspaper Program From the late 1800’s into the early years of the 20th century, Indiana’s capital city had a body problem. How to protect people who were already dead? Around 1900, even supernatural visitors to the city’s cemeteries would not have been surprised to find “the quick” prowling among the…
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The Graves Violated – Not Very Many Bodies Are Left In Greenlawn Cemetery (Indianapolis Journal, 1899)
GRAVES VIOLATED. The city owns a strip of ground, acquired from the squatters along the river front, immediately adjoining the cemetery and extending to the river, and if successful it is contemplated merging the two tracts into one new park. This policy being understood by a number of families, former members of which were buried…
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A coffin, a corpse and a baseball field: The strange history of Indianapolis’ Greenlawn Cemetery (by Dawn Mitchell, IndyStar)
by Dawn Mitchell, IndyStar, April 17, 2019 It’s not uncommon during excavation for new construction in Indianapolis that one might unearth artifacts, such as bottles, blackboards, even safes. The discovery of a coffin in 1986 might have been a shock to some, but for those who were acquainted with the history of the area, it was to be…
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It is difficult to choose a few quotes from this halloweenish medical article from 1974
The 'Bottleneck In Bodies' Has Created The Agonizing Ethical Dilemma: Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? By David Dempsey, Oct. 13, 1974
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BODYSNATCHING THIEVES
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