burial
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Most of the dogs were adults at the time of burial.
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
Sato said that even after his execution, "for his family the horror continued" with his body not returned for burial in Isfahan but transferred to Kashan some 200 kilometres away.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Canada began observing its National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in 2021, following news of the discovery of unmarked burial sites at former residential schools.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
They wound their way through interconnecting tunnels and rough-hewn burial chambers that all looked the same—the walls carved with dusty niches that might once have held bodies.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Congo has capped the number of people who can attend burials at 20.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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
Meanwhile, in Chitwan, a district far downstream from where the floods first hit, makeshift burials were taking place after the Himalayan nation's river systems brought nearly 300 dead bodies to its banks.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai told reporters on Sunday the burials followed international protocols, adding that Nepal needed "more than a thousand" freezer units to store bodies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
They've been watching, waiting, maybe even counting our burials.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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