One of the few good things about the disaster of the weekend is that when I reloaded my back-up files (yes, I do keep back-ups; sadly not enough of them) it returned my emails, desktop etc, to a period just before Christmas last year, and I found this story, sent to me by an acquaintance called Emma.I found it incredibly poignant, but as we weren't doing the bloggo back then, I had no outlet for the story.
Just picked up on this article, the archeologist/graverobbers have discovered the remains of a child aged three buried with a carved toy hedgehog. Just looking at the pictures of the little toy make me feel so incredibly sad :(
http://forums.canadiancontent.net/history/77958-toy-hedgehog-found-childs-grave.html
Wish they would put the child and his toy back and let them be. Doubt they will though :(
Posts
In November Sahar Dimus, our guide on four CFZ Sumatra expeditions, died of liver failure leaving a widow Lucy and four Children. On the 2nd November, Dezyama D. Sangma, wife of our friend and colleague Dipu Marak, our collaborator on the 2010 Indian expedition died, leaving her grieving husband and two small children.
1 comment:
But was it a toy.
It must be remembered that hedgehog would quite likely have been on the dinner menu of the people. It is easy to catch, easy to cook and rather tasty.
I would suggest that in the same way that stone axes, flint arrow heads and other implements were frequently buried with dead hunters, it is quite possible that a representation of a food item could have been buried to give nourishment to the child on his/her journey.
Post a Comment