Secondary burial
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The secondary burial, or “double funeral” is a feature of prehistoric and historic gravesites. The term refers to remains that represent an exhumation and reburial, whether intentional or accidental.
Partially reconstructed tree trunk burial – without burial mound – with a secondary burial in a semi-circular extension (background: centre left)
Detail of the secondary burial. In the foreground is the stone arrangement of the old burial mound. In the background is that of the more recent extension
Burial
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Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground or in a structure such as a mausoleum, sometimes with objects. This is usu
Secondary burial
…and historic gravesites. The term refers to remains that represent an exhumation and reburial, whether intentional or accidental. Examples of secondary burial are known from the Paleolithic period, (including the Middle Paleolithic Mousterian culture and the Upper Paleolithic Magdalenian culture) and continuing…
Unearthed grave from the medieval Poulton Chapel
Reconstruction of the Mesolithic tomb of two women from Téviec, Brittany
A naturally mummified body in the British Museum
A Muslim cemetery in Sahara, with all graves placed at right angles to distant Mecca