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burial

[ber-ee-uhl] / ˈbɛr i əl /


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A powerful earthquake in 1970 caused part of Castillo de Huarmey to collapse, exposing burial chambers containing pottery and other valuable objects.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Archaeologists working at an ancient burial complex in Peru have uncovered remarkable evidence of hairless dogs that lived more than 1,200 years ago, long before the rise of the Inca Empire.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Medina, the burial place of the Prophet Mohammed and home to the Prophet's Mosque, is one of Islam's holiest cities alongside Mecca.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The discovery of burial sites like the one here has long eaten away at relations between the neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

I volunteered at our shul’s burial society, and every month, I found myself reciting the Song of Songs over a fresh corpse.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Local authorities are also arranging burials for those who have died, while the survivors - all Ethiopian nationals - have medical care readily available to them.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

"A month and a half later, four people were able to be identified and there were four burials," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Archaeologists work with excavated burials; “The Road to Hel” leads to the meanings behind the objects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Bodies placed on top of one another were found in two-thirds of the chamber's burials.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Chiefdoms are inferred from archaeological evidence, such as ranked burials, architecture, and settlement patterns.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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