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Taphonomy vs Thanatology - What's the difference?

taphonomy | thanatology |

As nouns the difference between taphonomy and thanatology

is that taphonomy is the study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization while thanatology is the scientific study of the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death.

taphonomy

English

(wikipedia taphonomy)

Noun

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  • The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization.
  • *2011 , (Steven Pinker), The Better Angels of Our Nature , Penguin 2012, p. 4:
  • *:Some cases may have an innocent explanation based in taphonomy , the processes by which bodies are preserved over long spans of time.

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    * taphonomic

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    thanatology

    English

    (wikipedia thanatology)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The scientific study of the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death.
  • (psychology) The study of human aspects of death and the associated grief and rituals.