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  2. Hanging coffins - Wikipedia

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    The more common burial custom of the Kankanaey is for coffins to be tucked into crevices or stacked on top of each other inside limestone caves. Like in hanging coffins, the location depends on the status of the deceased as well as the cause of death. All of these burial customs require specific pre-interment rituals known as the sangadil.

  3. Photos show Jimmy Carter lying in state at the US Capitol as ...

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    Photos show lawmakers and members of the public paying their respects to the 39th president of the United States. Ahead of former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral, his casket arrived at the ...

  4. Burial vault (enclosure) - Wikipedia

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    A burial vault (also known as a burial liner, grave vault, and grave liner) is a container, formerly made of wood or brick but more often today made of metal or concrete, that encloses a coffin to help prevent a grave from sinking. Wooden coffins (or caskets) decompose, and often the weight of earth on top of the coffin, or the passage of heavy ...

  5. List of burial places of presidents and vice presidents of ...

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    Burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States are located across 23 states and the District of Columbia. Since the office was established in 1789, 45 people have served as President of the United States. [A] Of these, 40 have died. The state with the most presidential burial sites is Virginia with seven.

  6. Photos: Jimmy Carter returns to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state

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    Former President Jimmy Carter's remains were flown from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, where the nation's top leaders paid tribute to the 39th U.S. president. Carter will lie in state in ...

  7. Remains of ancient wooden coffins — holding babies and ...

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    A baby girl wearing an ornate beaded headband was buried at the site more than 300 years ago.

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