exhumations
Unearthing buried remains
Exhumations are acts of digging up something buried, especially a corpse.
Bodies are exhumed for autopsies, criminal investigations, or reburial elsewhere: The exhumation revealed evidence of poisoning.
Figuratively, exhumation means bringing forgotten things back to light: His biography required the exhumation of long-buried family secrets.
Excavating a grave
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- remainsContinues in place
- coronerPublic death investigator
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
reburial · casket · decomposition · skeletal · DNA · pathologist · grave · cemetery
Formal return to homeland
- archaeologicalOf studying ancient remains
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
reburial · ancestors · indigenous · memorial · relocation · preservation · artifact · excavation
Dedicating to sacred purpose
- reburialSecond interment of remains
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- saintsCanonized religious figures
- venerationProfound admiring respect
shrine · sacred · ritual · blessing · ceremony · pilgrimage · canonization · translation
Binding judicial directive
- permissionGranted right to act
- next of kinNearest living family members
- warrantFormal authorization document
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
testimony · evidence · criminal investigation · cold case · reopening · litigation · probate · dispute
Return after decline
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- resurrectionRevival from death
- rediscoveryFinding something previously known
- retrievalAct of getting back
bringing to light · uncovering · exposing · revisiting · resurfacing · disclosure · revelation · reopening
disinterment
Excavating a grave
identification · reburial · casket · decomposition · skeletal · DNA · pathologist · grave · cemetery · mortuary
repatriation
Formal return to homeland
- archaeologicalOf studying ancient remains
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
pharaoh · reburial · ancestors · indigenous · memorial · relocation · preservation · artifact · excavation · burial ground
consecration
Dedicating to sacred purpose
- reburialSecond interment of remains
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- saintsCanonized religious figures
veneration · shrine · sacred · ritual · blessing · ceremony · pilgrimage · canonization · translation · bones
court order
Binding judicial directive
- permissionGranted right to act
- next of kinNearest living family members
- warrantFormal authorization document
jurisdiction · testimony · evidence · criminal investigation · cold case · reopening · litigation · probate · dispute · inheritance
revival
Return after decline
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- resurrectionRevival from death
- rediscoveryFinding something previously known
retrieval · bringing to light · uncovering · exposing · revisiting · resurfacing · disclosure · revelation · reopening · memory
- cemeteriescemetery, graves, grave, burial, headstones
- Residential Schoolsresidential schools, boarding schools, government schools, mission schools, church schools
exhumationsburials
Placing dead underground
interments · entombments · funerals · laying to rest · reburials
exhumationsburials
Placing dead underground
cover-ups · concealments · buryings · hidings · suppressions