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    Burial Process Analysis

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    make sense to embalm bodies after death to prevent decomposition and bury them in concreate lined graves on plots of land that the deceased will own and occupy for all of eternity. With the sheer number of people living on this planet the current burial process is not sustainable because it simply does not make sense to allow people to own cemetery plots

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    Mayan Burial Sites

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    various cultural funerary places. For instance, in the burial sites of the Mayan, Late Classical period at Xuenkal, and Yucata´ n in Mexico, their location was compromised due to the region's climate. In this area there are many sinkholes, the soil has high moisture content, and construction of homes added to the loss of integrity to the sites (Tiesler, et al., 2010:366). Researchers at this location had to decide which bodies belong to what burial (Tiesler, et al., 2010:368). In order to determine

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    Home Burial Essay

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    Home Burial Robert Frost’s “Home Burial” is a very well written poem about a husband’s and a wife’s loss. Their first born child has died recently. Amy and her husband deal with their loss in two very different ways, which cause problems. Amy seems like she confines their child to the grave. She never seems to le go of the fact she has lost her first child. Amy’s husband buried their child himself. This allowed him to let go and live a normal life. Amy does not understand how he could do what

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    Analysis of The Article “Burial of The Queen of Oude” The American magazine Harpers shared some of the things that happened during the historic period of the Indian people and their lives under the British rule. This article demonstrates the burial of the Queen of Oude and the ceremonies and the rites that are carried out during the process of burying a dignified member of the royal family. The article created in 1858 was created to show the cultural times of the Awadh royal family in London. The

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    Beach Burial, written by Kenneth Slessor, is a poignant elegy that serves as tribute to many soldiers who endured the countless hardships and tragedies of the Battle of El Alamein. Slessor explores an array of themes and ideas, inclusive of loss of life, anonymity, vulnerability and the enemy. Primarily, the poem seeks to explore the malevolent loss of life that some 1234 Australians endured, as well as the improper burial of the soldiers who tragically lost their lives. A main idea explored was

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    when the body dies it begins to decompose which results in a foul odor. State and local regulations are in place so that proper burial can occur and the odor does not offend society. Also, the dead bodies have to be far enough from the water supply as to not taint it and sicken the population. These regulations are in place to protect the people as well as give proper burial to the dead. 2. What are your personal views? I believe that the traditional funeral process is unnecessary for my family

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    died their spirit would leave their body, the body would next be prepared for burial. The burial rites were completed to make sure that the deceased would not be forgotten about. Early literature such as Odyssey stresses the importance of a proper burial and see the cutting of burial rites as an insult to human culture. The relatives of the deceased, handled the burial rituals that were split into three parts. The burial rituals were often handled by a woman in the family. The three parts were the

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    The children burial in ancient Egypt: Ironically, the oldest human grave so far discovered in Egypt is that of a child. The grave was discovered in 1994 at Taramsa Hill (near Qena in Upper Egypt, located near the modern site of the temple of Hathor at Dendara). It contained the skeleton of a child between 8 and 10 years, buried about 55,000 years ago (Middle Paleolithic age). The child found sitting against the wall of a shallow pit, its face skyward, legs pulled up, left arm on its hip and right

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    during the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 911BC to 612BC had a set or funerary practices for the death of a human being. The death of a male in an Assyrian family is seen as an even worse family tragedy and therefore has a different set of burial practices and rituals. These burial rituals were important to the Ancient Assyrians, as they were a process of mourning. Ancient Assyrians observe arranged funerary practices when a death occurs. When death is near, the local priest is called in to deliver holy bread

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    Ancient Burial Grounds of Hawaii

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    Ancient Burial Grounds of Hawaii In recent years, ancient burial grounds have been frequently disturbed due to increasing surveillance by anthropologists and constructed on by state-of-the-art technology and are more critically protected than ever before. Understanding the importance of burial grounds gives an insight on the rich history of ancient Hawaii. They have influenced the burials performed, ancestors and their modern inhabitants, and how they have impacted modern Hawaii. Burial methods

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