【Discover the Feature Exhibition】 Archaeology of Death

 Feature Exhibition Room 3

April 5th (Tue.) ~ July 10th (Sun.), 2022

 

Human bones buried in stone coffins, excavated from the Unaijaku site

 There are daily news reports on the deaths of various people. Despite this, we tend to think of death as a distant event, as if it is something that is a part of someone else's life, never our own. We rarely even see the sight of a stray cat lying dead in the streets these days. This may be because death has become a matter very far removed from our daily lives.

 Against this backdrop, the ongoing pandemic has truly made us feel the less familiar shadow of death creeping toward us. The distance between people and death always changes, depending on circumstances and the times we are living in.

Exhibition view

 In this exhibition, we aim to explore the relationship between ancient people and death through archaeological artifacts. Through this, we hope to showcase how our relationship with death has altered over time. In ancient times, when war, famine, and plagues ravaged the world, death was much closer to people than it is today. Now that death is a little closer to us once again, we would like to engage with you about living and dying through the exhibition, both in the past and present.