as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
there is evidence that this ancient culture practiced cremation as well as inhumation
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Archaeologists recently studied the burial in what’s now New South Wales, Australia.—
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The first Kampala patient traveled to Uganda via public transportation, died in a hospital and his body was then transported back across the border to DRC for burial.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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More than $2 million has been raised for Abdullah’s family and his funeral expenses.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Only in my case, the analysis … Proust died exactly six months later, on November 18, 1922 (Joyce did attend his funeral).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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“Inhumation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumation. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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