interred

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Their bodies were interred with the same kinds of artifacts, or grave goods, suggesting that the groups they lived in did not have social hierarchies based on sex.

From Scientific American

Before bodies were interred, Qudrah said, the ministry would collect forensic samples so families can track them later and rebury them properly.

From Los Angeles Times

Human remains interred about 100 years ago were stolen from a private family mausoleum at a cemetery in Colorado, and an investigation into the incident is underway, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

Or could it have served as a "secondary" burial site, where bones from the deceased were interred separately?

From BBC

The work will soon begin, allowing Ms. Fager more room for researching the lives of the people interred in the cemeteries.

From New York Times