What does taphologist mean?
Taphologist means (rare) One who studies graves and burial..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) One who studies graves and burial..
Walton G. Roberts, Taphologist.
Every day I pass a wall, some five hundred square feet of which a gentleman has taken to declare that he is ‘out’ to break the Undertakers’ Trust. Half the advertisement is a coloured photograph of himself. The rest is, “See what I give you for 75 dols.!” and a list of what he does give. He gives everything that the most morbid taphologist could suggest, beginning with “splendidly carved full-size oak casket, with black ivory handles. Four draped Flambeaux …” and going on to funereal ingenuities that would have overwhelmed Mausolus, and make death impossible for a refined man.
At the same time, taphologists need the preservation and recovery of their sacred places, something that, often, only archaeologists can properly provide.
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Taphologist means (rare) One who studies graves and burial..
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Walton G. Roberts, Taphologist.
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