as in burials
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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burials
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Authorities have threatened secret burials if family members do not comply, the group said.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026 -
There is evidence of other complete burials at the site, indicating that the woman must have merited special treatment, Thompson said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Inhumations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumations. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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