[grave goods]

It's awfully weird to think about what I would want my grave to look like when I'm gone, but there are definitely  a few items that I would want to include, ranging from sentimental items to gifts from family members that I cherish. First off, I would want to wear every piece of nice jewellery that anyone in my family has ever given me. Accumulating to 4 rings,  3 necklaces and 2 bracelets. I would never wear all of this in one day but each item I feel would be a nice way to connect myself, even after death, to my family. As for sentimental items, I would want items like a favourite album or book, maybe journals that I have written.

My family, specifically my parents, would probably not put all of the items that I've mentioned in my grave unless I specifically mentioned to them. They would chose maybe one or two pieces of jewellery, if any. On a side note, being slightly obsessed with mummies and Ancient Egypt I would totally want my body to be mummified, but I think my parents would probably choose cremation or inhumation.

The identity that I would chose to represent myself is more intimate and personal, centered around how I see myself and the connections I want to take with me. I believe the identity that others would chose to represent would still be a true representation of me but it would only be the aspect that I show to others rather than a more complete picture. In other words it would be more like a snapshot rather than a movie, a piece of the pie rather than the whole thing.

[a little bit about me]

Hey classmates, my name is Laura and I'm a second year anthropology student here at UVic. For most of my life I have wanted to become an archaeologist and well my favourite movies have always been the Indiana Jones movies (except for the fourth one, really aliens!?), causing my family to give me the nickname Indiana Jane. I have always wanted to travel the world especially Greece and Egypt, and hopefully will get the chance to in the near future. I'm excited about this class and I'm looking forward to learning more about the practices of different cultures when concerned with death and burial. I have never had a blog and the whole idea of voicing my thoughts online for all to see is kind of freaky, but I think it will be an interesting experience, definitely a different one.