burial

Example Sentences

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That burial dates to the New Kingdom, when the Egyptian empire lasted from the 16th to the 11th century BCE.

From Science Daily

Newly published research has revealed a "mysterious mass burial event" in the south of Scotland about 3,300 years ago.

From BBC

"The commission remains fully committed to finding Columba and we will not rest until his remains are returned and he receives the Christian burial that he has been denied for far too long," he continued.

From BBC

Two funeral directors who kept bodies in an unrefrigerated room for more than a month have been found guilty of preventing lawful burial.

From BBC

The first gallery crowds together a group of early burial objects and statues to provide an overview of bronzes made between 400 B.C. and the founding of the Khmer empire in 802.

From The Wall Street Journal