burial

Example Sentences

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Isidora is an example of ancient syncretism at work: a Greek woman, painted in a Roman tradition, whose burial followed Egyptian customs of mummification.

From The Wall Street Journal

This calculation takes into account obituaries that cite 2025 as the year of death or burial, but we have not yet fully processed or cross-checked.

From BBC

Researchers focused on four of these shared burials, extracting and analyzing DNA from the remains to determine how the individuals were related.

From Science Daily

He was also with attempting to prevent "the lawful and decent burial of a deceased body".

From BBC

Hundreds gathered for his burial near Kenya's Aberdare mountains, but it was a modest affair, with no government dignitaries and the family relying on donations to host it.

From Barron's