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as in funerals
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard
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as in tombs
a final resting place for a dead person
archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
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Recent Examples of burials
According to him, the burials in the tomb are well preserved as the bones haven’t moved, something that’s extremely rare.
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Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2024
Only a handful of tombs uncovered in Petra in the past several decades have been found with untouched burials, Creasman said.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
In the years that followed, requests for burials at the cemetery increased tenfold.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Even today, the massive grounds host hundreds of burials per year.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
Reused in the fifth century for Christian burials, twelve bodies were buried alongside the ancient spectacle fighter, Turkiye Today reports.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2024
While pendants in female burials aren't particularly uncommon, according to the press release, the variety of pendants adds to this particular find's uniqueness.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2024
Only a handful of tombs uncovered in Petra in the past several decades have been found with untouched burials, Creasman said.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
In the years that followed, requests for burials at the cemetery increased tenfold.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Even today, the massive grounds host hundreds of burials per year.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
Reused in the fifth century for Christian burials, twelve bodies were buried alongside the ancient spectacle fighter, Turkiye Today reports.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2024
While pendants in female burials aren't particularly uncommon, according to the press release, the variety of pendants adds to this particular find's uniqueness.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Burials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burials. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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