TY - JOUR T1 - Archaeology and modern reflections on death JF - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care JO - BMJ Support Palliat Care SP - 229 LP - 230 DO - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001452 VL - 9 IS - 2 AU - Jennifer Ellen Dayes AU - Christina Faull AU - Lindsey Büster AU - Laura Iraine Green AU - Karina Croucher Y1 - 2019/06/01 UR - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/9/2/229.abstract N2 - Professionals working with patients at end of life need to feel comfortable and confident discussing death, dying and bereavement (DDB), however this is not always the case.1 2 The Continuing Bonds Project sought to explore the impact of archaeology on the confidence and comfort for health and social care professionals and students in talking about DDB.3 4 Case studies from the distant and recent past, across cultures and geographical space, were used in themed workshops facilitating participants to reflect on and discuss memorialisation, legacy, age and circumstance of death, images of the dead, ancestors, place, treatment of the dead and objects. The impact of the workshops has been evaluated using a number of methods including discussion with participants as to what they did as a consequence of attending a workshop. As an illustration of the impact that is emerging we share here one specific outcome: a poem that one participant wrote as a consequence of attending a workshop and the continued impact on … ER -