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Sign in to savethumb|Unearthed grave from the medieval Poulton Chapel
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- History
- Reasons for human burial
- Burial methods
- Burial depth
- Natural burial
- Types
- Conservation burial
- Alkaline hydrolysis
- Mushroom burial
- Tree pod burials
- Prevention of decay
- Inclusion of clothing and personal effects
- Traditions
- Body positioning
- Orientation
- Inverted burial
- Burial traditions throughout the world
- South Korea
- Tana Toraja
- Australian Aboriginals (Northern Territory)
- Iranian people
- Burial among African-American slaves
- Burial in the Baháʼí Faith
- Locations
- Where to bury
- Marking the location of the burial
- Unmarked grave
- Anonymous burial
- Secret burial
- Multiple bodies per grave
- Live burial
- Burial at crossroads
- Burial of animals
- By humans
- By other animals
- Exhumation
- Changing burial location
- Cultural aspects of exhumation
- Reinterment
- Secondary burial
- Alternatives to burial
- Adapting traditions
- Burial
- Funeral ceremonies
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Unearthed grave from the medieval Poulton Chapel
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. A funeral is a ceremony that accompanies the final disposition.