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Sunday Drop-In Tour | Halloween Visits to the Ancient Dead

Dave Horrocks, Docent

Sepia-toned archival photo of a Roman columbarium. A staircase leads into the space, which includes several rows of semicircular niches in the walls. Some of these recesses hold urns or statues of the deceased. Sepia-toned archival photo of a Roman columbarium. A staircase leads into the space, which includes several rows of semicircular niches in the walls. Some of these recesses hold urns or statues of the deceased.
Sepia-toned archival photo of a Roman columbarium. A staircase leads into the space, which includes several rows of semicircular niches in the walls. Some of these recesses hold urns or statues of the deceased.
Learn how ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans understood death, burial, and the afterlife through the objects they left behind. This tour explores how these cultures mourned and memorialized their dead—and how tombs and burial objects were sometimes disturbed or stolen.

This event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
Sepia-toned archival photo of a Roman columbarium. A staircase leads into the space, which includes several rows of semicircular niches in the walls. Some of these recesses hold urns or statues of the deceased. Sepia-toned archival photo of a Roman columbarium. A staircase leads into the space, which includes several rows of semicircular niches in the walls. Some of these recesses hold urns or statues of the deceased.
Sepia-toned archival photo of a Roman columbarium. A staircase leads into the space, which includes several rows of semicircular niches in the walls. Some of these recesses hold urns or statues of the deceased.

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