Channel: Ask a Mortician

Category: Education

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Description: It's a Morbid Minute about the most metal babies ever! *CW: content deals with infant death.* Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! patreon.com/thegooddeath ***My latest book! "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?"*** Purchase it: caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other two books!: caitlindoughty.com/books ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR MOVEMENT*** Join our community of deathlings and support Ask a Mortician: patreon.com/thegooddeath Support the education and advocacy efforts of The Order of the Good Death: bit.ly/3iaz9jN Shop our advocacy wear: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com ***MORE DEATH CONTENT & RESOURCES*** Books: caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: mortalcourse.com Our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: orderofthegooddeath.com ***SOCIALS*** Order Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeath Caitlin Instagram: instagram.com/thegooddeath Order Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer/Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** "Archaeologists Unearth Remains of Infants Wearing ‘Helmets’ Made From the Skulls of Other Children" smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remains-infants-found-wearing-helmets-made-skulls-other-children-180973608 "2 Infants Were Buried Wearing Helmets Made from Kids' Skulls. And Archaeologists Are Puzzled." livescience.com/infants-buried-wearing-skull-helmets.html "Mystery Of Morbid Aztec Skull Masks Solved By Archaeologists" forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2016/05/26/mystery-of-morbid-aztec-skull-masks-solved-by-archaeologists/#7d603ceb4d6f "Babies In Ancient Ecuador Were Buried With Human Skull Helmets" forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2019/11/13/babies-in-ancient-ecuador-were-buried-with-human-skull-helmets/#27a10b244d4d