What do changes in our beliefs about the death of our pets over the past century say about the relationship we have with our companion animals? In episode 90, Eric Tourigny from Newcastle University's School of History, Classics and Archaeology discusses his research into historic pet cemeteries and how they reveal our evolving feelings toward these animals, from beloved pets to valued family members with whom we may hope to reunify in an afterlife. His open-access article "Do all dogs go to heaven? Tracking human-animal relationships through the archaeological survey of pet cemeteries,” was published on October 27, 2020 in the journal Antiquity.



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Websites and other resources







Eric's website and Twitter account

Eric's Twitter thread on this research

Eric's "Finding Fido" project and Exeter's "Ancient Animals" app

The Secret Pet Cemetery of Hyde Park ...









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrWitagNj8k



 

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Watkins, R., Leigh, D., & Tourigny, E.. (2020).