Mysteries of vernacular: Sarcophagus - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
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Dating back to the early Roman Empire, the word sarcophagus originally referred to the limestone a coffin was made of, rather than the coffin itself. From flesh-eating stone to a stone coffin, Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel unbury the sarcophagus.
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The ancient Egyptians had very strong ideas about the way one’s body traveled into the afterlife. How do you think they would have felt about flesh-eating coffins?
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Meet The Creators
- Director Jessica Oreck
- Producer Rachael Teel
