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2. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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   Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade. Natural stone is also used in custom stone engraving. The engraved stone can be either decorative or functional. Natural memorial stones are used as natural burial markers.

3. Cairn - Wikipedia

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   In Highland folklore it is recounted that before Highland clans fought in a battle, each man would place a stone in a pile. Those who survived the battle returned and removed a stone from the pile. The stones that remained were built into a cairn to honour the dead. [citation needed] Cairns in the region were also put to vital practical use.

4. Gardens of Stone - Wikipedia

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   Gardens of Stone is a 1987 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on a novel of the same name by Nicholas Proffitt. It stars James Caan , Anjelica Huston , James Earl Jones , D. B. Sweeney , Dean Stockwell and Mary Stuart Masterson .

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   Find inspiration, tips and deals to take your home style, kitchen buzzing and garden setup to the next level.

6. List of types of funerary monument - Wikipedia

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   Sarcophagus (ornate types, otherwise being any stone-built receptacle) Recumbent effigy; Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel; Stone ship; Church monuments. English church monuments; Ledger stone; Monumental brass; Funerary hatchment; Memorial cross; War memorial; Roadside memorial "Eternal flame" Cultural precursors to burial/cremation. Mortuary ...

7. Natural burial - Wikipedia

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   As a result of European colonization, the process of tangihanga (customary funeral) has integrated with European burial practices, such as the use of coffins and chemical embalming. [76] The natural burial movement more closely aligns with traditional Māori customary funeral ritual, and may help to decolonize the process of burial for Māori. [76]