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2. Funerary art in Puritan New England - Wikipedia

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   Before the English colonies were fully established and had fully functioning economies, burial rituals were expensive; a relatively elaborate funeral in Boston in the 1720s would have cost around £100. [B] The headstones were a relatively small part of the overall expense; in the 1720s headstones ranged from £2 to over £40. [38]

3. Monumental masonry - Wikipedia

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   Generally gravestones are highly polished with detailed engraving of text and symbols. Some memorials are more elaborate and may involve the sculpture of symbols associated with death, such as angels, hands joined in prayer, and vases of flowers. Some specially-made stones feature artistic lettering by letter cutters.

4. Gravestone - Wikipedia

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   Captain Andrew Drake (1684–1743) sandstone gravestone from the Stelton Baptist Church in Edison, New Jersey. A gravestone or tombstone is a marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. A marker set at the head of the grave may be called a headstone. An especially old or elaborate stone slab may be called a funeral stele, stela, or slab.

5. Council denies damaging gravestones in inspection - AOL

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   Repairs to make the headstone safe, he says, are costing him £380, a cost he believes should be paid for by the council. "How do I afford this on my pension? My ex-wife is having to help me with ...

6. Talking Gravestones of Amrum - Wikipedia

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   The largest gravestones formerly stood on the graves of Amrumers who took part in the lucrative whaling expeditions to Greenland. Other artistically carved stones marked the graves of members of the upper class and other prosperous families. Each engraved letter cost about 3 gold marks, while an average man earned only about 10 gold marks a year.

7. Burial - Wikipedia

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   5.2.4 Multiple bodies per grave. 5.3 Live burial. ... The high cost of the memorial reefs has caused this alternative form of burial to remain minimal and uncommon ...