10 Normal Items You Didn't Know Were Once Part of Burial Rituals

10 Normal Items You Didn't Know Were Once Part of Burial Rituals

We tend to think of everyday objects—pillows, perfumes, makeup—as inventions born from comfort, beauty, or practicality. But dig through the layers of history, and you’ll find that some of these now-ordinary items have surprising ties to ancient burial rites, funerary customs, or corpse preparation. To be clear: not all of these items were originally invented […] The post 10 Normal Items You Didn’t Know Were Once Part of Burial Rituals appeared …