Primitive Man's Simultaneous Acknowledgement and Negation of Death through Tombs

"As early man's practice is embodied in his tools, so his thought is embodied in his tombs which acknowledge and negate death at the same time. Out of the tombs arose pristine metaphysics in the shape of myth and religion. That all is life and that all life is mortal is the basic contradiction it strives to resolve." -Hans Jonas, Life, Death and the Body in the Theory of Being

These are pictures of Etruscan tombs from Tarquinia in Italy. The images of people depict symposiums, a commonly used theme for the walls of these ancient tombs. Other images of frequent occurrence include olive trees and animals.