New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is Pioneer Cemeteries: Sculpture Gardens of the Old West by Annette Scott. Illustrated with eighty-three striking photographs, this book shows how the pioneer cemetery emerged as a site of public sculpture and cultural transmission in which each carved or molded monument played dual (and sometimes conflicting) public and private roles, recording the community’s history and values while memorializing  individuals and events.
This week Tuesday Trivia will ‘strike you dead’ with all the fun facts about cemeteries we got! Hope you’re not too scared to join us reader….

1.    How long ago did the Neanderthals begin to bury their dead?
2.    True or False: The first burials may have been unintentional?
3.    Wounded or sick hunters would be left behind and sealed in caves for what reason?
4.    True or False: The first cities may have actually been walled in grave mounds eventually adapted for other uses?
5.    To the Saxon’s the amount of dirt used to bury you, was a reflection of what?
6.    Shallow graves were at risk of what?
7.    Many believe this was directly related to the spread of the Black Plague?
8.    In what year did it become illegal to have large funerals, unnecessary grave visits, and graves less than 6ft deep?
9.    In the 1980’s most of the dead in Paris became unwanted and had what done to them?
10.    It was a series of epidemics in the U.S. that led to the creation of what?

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the answers! In the meantime you can find Pioneer Cemeteries: Sculpture Gardens of the Old West at the UNP website.