burial

excavate an ancient burial site

a burial ground; parade grounds.

the burial ground was seen as a taboo place.

The Premier's burial was a solemn occasion.

Cremation is more common than burial in some countries.

The archeologists found fragments of bone in the burial chamber.

The finds from these burial grounds point to the existence of a prosperous matriarchal society.

clothing and weapons were excavated from the burial site.

Several Lingayat practices, now largely abandoned, such as the remarriage of widows and the burial of the dead, are deliberately antinomian.

These burial customs clearly reflect the religious beliefs of the Predynastic Egyptians and the main characteristics of the primitive religion of Egypt.

Burial diagenesis causes a progressive transformation of smectites, the end-products being dependent on PH and pore water chemistry.

His burial place has not been found but it has been speculated that it may indeed be at Saqqara, possibly in an unattested mastaba 3518.

Of the 13 tombs of Souther Dynasties, the structures of the coffin chamber and the burial objects are similar to those of the cotemporary tombs discovered in Guangdong Province.

But to deny a man a proper burial?

" Now...shall we proceed to the burial? "

Oh. At least they gave him a decent burial.

How did you manage to keep up with all the burials?

Now loved ones are faced with another burden planning a burial.

The researchers wondered about the special meaning of a child's burial.

The official announced that they have postponed the burial today in his hometown.

Across New Delhi, people are turning to temporary facilities, undertaking mass burials and cremations.

We believe there were at least 3,000 burials during the life cycle of that burying ground.

Queen Victoria took an interest in him and arranged his burial when he died aged 18.