burial
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As a quid pro quo, the UK is sending major artworks for display in Normandy museums, including the 12th century Lewis chess-set and the Anglo-Saxon treasures from the Sutton Hoo burial mound.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Researchers have also recovered a child's finger bone and baby tooth, raising the possibility that the cave may have served as a burial site.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
But in Congo, relatives often insist on traditional burial practices, which include washing corpses to usher the dead into the afterlife.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
A body is even infectious after a person dies, making burial rituals that involve touching a deceased person, a common practice in this region, especially risky.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
A crowd of ten thousand at the Baltimore depot on April 22, 1865 paid its respects to President Lincoln as his body traveled by train to his burial site in Springfield, Illinois.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing burial
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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"Taste of Salt" by Frances Collins, Chapters 13–18
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