cremation
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Because cremation destroys much of the biological material scientists typically study, this era has long been difficult to investigate in detail.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Communities practiced cremation, traditional burials, skull only depositions, and complex multi stage burial rites, sometimes within the same settlements.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
That meant cutting off a coat’s emblem on the pocket, buttons and name tags in the lining, then taking what was left to a local funeral home for cremation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
A process known as water cremation was recently legalised in Scotland as a new funeral process.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
After a very long prayer, the minister said, “Surely a simple service would do, then the cremation, just as he’d asked.”
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
