ancient burial
Old sepulchral practice
Ancient burial refers to the interment of human remains from prehistoric or early historical periods.
Archaeologists study ancient burials for insights into past cultures—their beliefs about death, social hierarchies, and ritual practices.
The term also describes the site itself: They discovered an ancient burial near the riverbank.
Grave goods found in ancient burials reveal what people valued enough to send into the afterlife.
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- graveSerious and worrying
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
- death maskMold of deceased's face
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
crypt · catacomb · pharaoh · pyramid · excavation · grave goods · relic · bones · shroud · artifact · sepulcher · urn · barrow · cairn · cemetery · resting place · ossuary · funeral
ancient burialcremation
Burning the deceased
cryonics · sky burial · body donation · space burial · dissolution
ancient burialexhumation
Recovering buried remains
disinterment · archaeological excavation · unearthing · museum display
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