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When I give birth to the child in me, who should it call father?

Letter to Yi Eung-Tae
Image Courtesy Andong National University

This rather beautiful letter, from a pregnant widow to her dead husband in 16th century Andong, has be out there for a while, but has just resurfaced in the blogopshere courtesy of Letters of Note. Do give it a read there, or in the earlier article in archaeology.org. The letter was found on her husband’s body, along with a pair of sandals made out of her hair.

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