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- Dictionaryburial/ˈbɛrɪəl/
noun
- 1. the action or practice of burying a dead body: "his remains were shipped home for burial"
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Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. A funeral is a ceremony that accompanies the final disposition. Evidence suggests that some archaic and early modern humans bur... Wikipedia