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

Druid Kristoffer Hughes, who recently returned from the US where terramation is legal in several states, said he believed the practice could offer a "deeply ecological and spiritually meaningful" alternative to cremation or burial.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

They hounded him even after death — the state confiscated his ashes after his cremation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela