Ann Brownlee works at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. She says the only way we can truly see into the lives of our ancestors is by examining the stuff they were BURIED with when they died.
--Anyway, over the last few decades, funeral officials say they've started burying people with all sorts of unusual stuff, including:
--Bottles of liquor
--Cigars
--Cigars
--Golf clubs
--Musical instruments
--And their favorite foods
--But in recent years, more and more people have been asking to be buried with their BlackBerrys, iPhones and video game consoles. And the director of a funeral home in Philadelphia says the latest, "hottest thing" to be buried with is the TV REMOTE.
--In other words, when our graves are all uncovered in 1,000 years, we'll be seen as overfed drinkers and smokers who cared more about their stupid little gadgets than the people they loved. Sounds about right, no? (???)
--Musical instruments
--And their favorite foods
--But in recent years, more and more people have been asking to be buried with their BlackBerrys, iPhones and video game consoles. And the director of a funeral home in Philadelphia says the latest, "hottest thing" to be buried with is the TV REMOTE.
--In other words, when our graves are all uncovered in 1,000 years, we'll be seen as overfed drinkers and smokers who cared more about their stupid little gadgets than the people they loved. Sounds about right, no? (???)
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