SYLLABUS

An Anthropologist Leads Students 6 Feet Under

By JJ HERMES

"Grave Matters: On Death and Burial," Washington and Lee University

A question not typically posed in a classroom: "What's the best way to kill someone?"

Answer not typically delivered by a straight-faced professor: "Make sure you don't kill someone you know; dispose of the body in water, which makes...

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