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  2. Grave - Wikipedia

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    Grave with burial vault awaiting coffin The Steinbeck family graves in the Hamilton plot at the Salinas cemetery in California, United States Grave with a cross with nails in Evros, Greece Grave of Catherine Månsdotter, the queen of Sweden, at the Turku Cathedral in Turku, Finland

  3. Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    A natural cemetery, eco-cemetery, green cemetery or conservation cemetery, is a new style of cemetery as an area set aside for natural burials (with or without coffins). Natural burials are motivated by a desire to be environmentally conscious with the body rapidly decomposing and becoming part of the natural environment without incurring the ...

  4. Funeral Rule - Wikipedia

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    When selecting a cemetery site, The Funeral Rule advises consumers to considering the following: - Location of the cemetery and burial plot - Religious requirements or affiliations - Restrictions or charges associated with the outer burial container if purchased from a third-party - Types of grave markers or monuments allowed by the cemetery ...

  5. Burial - Wikipedia

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    Once all plots are full, older remains may be moved to an ossuary to accommodate more bodies, in accordance with burial contracts, religious and local burial laws. In Hong Kong where real estate is at a premium, burials in government-run cemeteries are disinterred after six years under exhumation order.

  6. Unmarked grave - Wikipedia

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    Plot E at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery (consisting entirely of soldiers executed for rape and/or murder) is a rare example of this policy persisting into the 20th century. More recently, the practice has been to cremate and secretly scatter the ashes of notorious criminals in some anonymous place. Cremation and secret scattering of the ashes ...

  7. Burial vault (enclosure) - Wikipedia

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    The burial vault or burial liner is designed to prevent the weight of earth or heavy cemetery maintenance equipment from collapsing the coffin beneath. Coffin collapse will cause the ground to sink and settle, marring the appearance of the cemetery and making it harder to maintain. [1]